FNUS72 KTAE 231047
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR L KIRK EDWARDS WEA...FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
547 AM EST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TODAY ALLOWING A
NOTICEABLY DRIER AIR MASS TO FILTER INTO LEON AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES. 4 TO 5 HOURS OF CRITICAL DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN AND A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     78     79     77     67     62
RH..............37     29     29     34     50     61
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 6    E 6    E 5    E 3    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
DISPERSION.....AROUND 29


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 3.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN WIDESPREAD FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BLOCK
REQUESTED BY...CLINTON PETERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.LKIRK.01/TAE