FNUS72 KTAE 271432 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIAGE FIRE...EGLIN AFB JACKSON GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0804 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835. .DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM CDT. AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH GOOD RAIN CHANCES SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR THE REST OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA. FURTHERMORE...DUE TO THE VERY WARM AND DRY PERIOD SINCE THE MIDDLE OF MARCH...THE ONGOING DROUGHT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO PRODUCE SEVERAL WILDFIRES ACROSS THE REGION. IT IS HOPED THAT SOME SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEK...WHICH SHOULD HELP WITH THESE ONGOING FIRES AND ALSO REDUCE THE OVERALL FIRE DANGER AND DROUGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3 UNTIL 1100...THEN 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2200 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 2700-3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION..........41. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 63 63 59 62 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 76 78 79 81 RH..............96 80 75 72 69 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0200...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. DISPERSION..........7. TIME (CDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........62 65 65 68 70 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............80 76 71 69 68 66 RH..............69 76 84 87 91 96 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 5 S 4 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7 SW 5 S 4 S 2 S 2 S 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 15 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 1700...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2600-3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION..........38. TIME (CDT) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........73 75 75 68 61 61 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 64 69 79 79 81 RH..............100 100 94 69 66 60 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 W 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...JIM BOLDEN REQUESTED BY...NATHAN PRICE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110327.TRIAG.01/TAE