FNUS72 KTAE 231523
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR FL CAVERNS ZONE...DEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1123 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING
WINDS AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH DISPERSIONS
THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD STAY ABOVE
35 PERCENT FOR TODAY. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HIGH ONCE AGAIN WITH EVEN DRIER AIR...THUS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH
                    EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........83.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
TEMP............74     80     83
RH..............70     51     44
20 FT WIND......SW 8   SW 10  SW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25


.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION..........16.

TIME (CDT)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
TEMP............82     77     70     68     66     66
RH..............38     47     63     76     87     86
20 FT WIND......SW 11  SW 9   SW 7   SW 6   W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     15     15

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION..........77.

TIME (CDT)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
TEMP............65     62     75     83     79     83
RH..............82     86     56     38     34     27
20 FT WIND......W 4    W 4    W 6    W 8    NW 10  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...DON VAN DYKE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HAWTHORNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.FLCAV.01/TAE