FNUS72 KTAE 081200 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR ARWEA BLOODY BLUFF...FWC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 700 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BIG BEND REGION TODAY BRINGING WITH IT A DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE IN THE MODERATE RANGE WITH TRANSPORT WINDS RANGING IN DIRECTION FROM NORTH TODAY TO NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN NEAR ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 TO 7 MPH AT IGNITION... INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 11 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION....AROUND 45. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 52 58 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 66 69 71 RH..............62 45 36 31 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 15 15 TRANSPORT WINDS.N 8 NW 11 NW 12 N 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSION....AROUND 10. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 37 35 35 34 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 55 52 49 46 44 RH..............45 56 60 63 65 66 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 7 7 7 7 TRANSPORT WINDS.N 14 N 15 N 14 N 12 N 11 N 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....50 TO 55. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 41 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 44 53 59 63 65 RH..............70 62 47 38 34 33 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 12 12 TRANSPORT WINDS.N 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 9 NE 8 $$ FORECASTER...BRYAN MROCZKA REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW HORTMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120208.ARWEA.02/TAE