FNUS72 KTAE 011139
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 27...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
639 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY BRIEFLY TOUCH 35 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE
TODAY WITH 2 HOUR DURATIONS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE
A FEW WIND GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH TODAY...SO RED FLAG CRITERIA MAY BE
APPROACHED. NO WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. MOISTURE LEVELS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH THE NEXT CHANCE
FOR WETTING RAIN COMING OVER THE WEEKEND.

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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 14
                    TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 63.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     71     76     73     67     62
RH..............54     48     36     40     48     57
20 FT WIND......N 12   NE 12  NE 12  NE 10  NE 9   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MIN 8.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 65.

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FORECASTER...WOOL
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN WILBUR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.UNIT2.01/TAE