FNUS72 KTAE 261327 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIAGE FIRE...NATURAL RESOURCES EGLIN AFB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 927 AM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0744 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835. .DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS A FRONT LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA CONTINUES TO SHIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH AND GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MOST WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACRIVITY WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE LOCATION THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER... THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION FROM EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING. EXPECT WIDESPREAD FOG AND LOW CLOUDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT MORE ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH BY LATE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3 UNTIL 0100...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE BY LATE MORNING. DISPERSION..........65. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........59 59 60 61 61 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 64 71 77 79 RH..............97 93 82 65 58 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 S 6 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 4 S 6 S 8 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION..........17. TIME (CDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........57 53 53 47 41 41 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............78 74 72 71 70 69 RH..............59 71 77 83 89 92 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 7 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 15 15 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................INCREASING TO 3 UNTIL 1700...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION..........50. TIME (CDT) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........57 74 74 73 72 72 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 68 70 73 75 79 RH..............95 97 91 83 74 62 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...PAUL DUVAL REQUESTED BY...MARLENE HOLLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110326.TRIAG.01/TAE