FNUS72 KTAE 140708 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C-52N...EGLIN AFB JACKSON GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 308 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1433 CDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835. .DISCUSSION...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BRINGING AMPLE AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION TODAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THEREFORE...OUTSIDE OF THE WILD FIRE AT EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE (FOR WHICH A SPOT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE SUNRISE...) NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY. DRIER AIR WILL THEN WORK INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY...BUT AFTER THE EXPECTED RAINFALL TODAY...ERC VALUES ARE LIKELY TO BE BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. HOWEVER...IF THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT AND THE 20 FT WIND SPEEDS ARE 15 MPH OR GREATER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY NEED TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION..........36. TIME (CDT) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........67 71 71 63 60 60 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP............68 68 76 82 81 82 RH..............98 97 72 56 55 50 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 2 SW 5 SW 8 SW 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION..........12. TIME (CDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........55 50 50 46 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 78 71 68 66 64 RH..............48 53 64 69 71 76 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 7 W 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION..........63. TIME (CDT) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........39 36 36 35 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 62 72 78 79 81 RH..............80 75 53 42 39 37 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 NW 5 NW 6 W 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 $$ FORECASTER...KEN GOULD REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110513.C52N_.01/TAE