FNUS72 KTAE 041620
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIELD 1...EGLIN AFB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1120 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY
BEHIND YESTERDAY'S COLD FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 15 MPH WILL RESULT
IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND
TODAY. RED FLAG CRITERIA MAY ALSO BE MET ON MONDAY FOR AT LEAST A
POTION OF OUR FLORIDA ZONES AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 5800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 99.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
SKY (%).........15     6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     63     63
RH..............28     22     22
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 9   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     30     35

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 5.

TIME (CST)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
SKY (%).........6      5      5      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     52     47     46     44     41
RH..............30     48     63     66     71     79
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 5    W 3    W 2    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.30     20     20     15     15     15

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 75.

TIME (CST)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      5      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     44     57     63     67     68
RH..............88     70     41     32     28     26
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 5    NW 6   NW 7   NW 7   N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...TIM BARRY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120304.FIELD.01/TAE