FNUS72 KTAE 211408
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 608A...NATURAL RESOURCES EGLIN AFB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
908 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 CST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY IN THE
WAKE OF THE EXITING COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY GRIDS SUGGEST RED FLAG
WARNING CRITERIA TO BE MET OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE. HAVE UPGRADED WATCH TO WARNING FOR THAT REGION. TRANSPORT
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHER IN THE MORNING THAN IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE ENHANCED TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CREATE MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSIONS
THIS AFTERNOON. SATURDAY STILL APPEARS IN LINE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS
AREA WIDE. WILL KEEP FIRE WX WATCH FOR ENTIRE REGION. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES
EARLY NEXT WEEK AND INCREASES LOW LEVEL MOISTURE.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60 TO 80 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500-3200
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 71

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     50     50     49     45     41
RH..............44     43     29     27     39     46
20 FT WIND......N 13   N 12   N 9    N 7    N 5    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MIN 4

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FORECASTER...HARRIGAN
REQUESTED BY...MARLENE HOLLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110121.608A_.01/TAE