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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 117...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
809 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...A DRIER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE TODAY IN THE WAKE OF COLD
FRONT NOW DROPPING SOUTH OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. FLOW BEHIND
THIS FRONT SHOULD BE PRIMARILY OFFSHORE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE
TURNING MORE EASTERLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DESPITE THE DRIER
AIR...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THIS AFTERNOON AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD STAY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ALONG THE
WAKULLA COUNTY COAST. SIMILAR RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONDITIONS
ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY.

NOTE...WEDNESDAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE CURRENT FLORIDA RED FLAG
CRITERIA. BEGINNING ON THURSDAY MARCH 3RD...A FUEL MOISTURE
COMPONENT WILL BE ADDED TO THE FLORIDA RED FLAG CRITERIA. THIS
SHOULD DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RED FLAG WARNINGS ISSUED BY
THIS OFFICE. DETAILS ON THE CHANGE CAN BE FOUND IN A HEADLINE AT THE
TOP OF OUR WEB PAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST.
SMOKE DISPERSION....55 TO 60.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     70     72     72     67     62
RH..............64     57     48     43     53     63
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 12   NE 12  NE 11  NE 10  NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST. 12    17     18     17     14     11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO BETWEEN 500 AND 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST.
SMOKE DISPERSION....AROUND 12.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....AROUND 60.

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FORECASTER...MROCZKA
REQUESTED BY...JOEY LORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.UNIT1.01/TAE