FNUS72 KTAE 251308
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 324...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
908 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE
REGION TODAY...AND THEN OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT. THIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER FAIR AND DRY DAY ACROSS
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. ALTHOUGH RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT QUITE
EXPECTED TO BE REACHED AT THE BURN SITE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL STILL FALL INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S WITH DISPERSION
INDICES APPROACHING 70. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL COME AROUND TO
THE EAST BY WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL HELP TRANSPORT ADDITIONAL MOISTURE
ONSHORE ALONG THE WAKULLA COUNTY COAST. THEREFORE EXPECT MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO BE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 40S
DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE
                    DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH BECOMING EAST BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....65 TO 70.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........11     11     10     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     74     76     78
RH..............56     45     39     38
20 FT WIND......NE 3   NE 6   NE 7   E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     12     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....AROUND 6.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........10     10     10     16     21     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     69     66     62     59     57
RH..............41     54     63     72     81     85
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 2    NE 2   E 3    E 4    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8      5      10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
SMOKE DISPERSION....55 TO 60.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........23     24     24     32     40     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     56     68     72     75     76
RH..............87     87     61     56     51     49
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 2    SE 3   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      6      10     11     11

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FORECASTER...BRYAN MROCZKA
REQUESTED BY...JOEY LORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.UNIT3.01/TAE