FNUS72 KTAE 291030 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 229...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 630 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE OCCURRING THIS MORNING AT THE FIRE SITE AND POINTS WES ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THE FOG IS MIXING WITH RESIDUAL SMOKE IN THE AREA. THE FOG AND SMOKE SHOULD LIFT BY MID MORNING WITH ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF LOW MINIMUM RH. CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERIA AT THE FIRE SITE...BUT NO RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE MARGINAL NATURE OF THE EVENT. INCREASING MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG AND SMOKE IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS CALM AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 6300-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION..........MAX 70. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........38 39 39 40 35 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SMOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 73 79 83 83 RH..............81 63 47 37 35 20 FT WIND......CALM S 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.0 10 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION..........MIN 5. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 31 31 37 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 75 69 65 64 63 RH..............39 50 66 78 82 84 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 2 CALM CALM CALM 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2 UNTIL 1700...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION..........MAX 61. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 65 65 69 74 74 WEATHER COV.....AREAS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 62 69 74 77 81 RH..............89 88 77 66 55 49 20 FT WIND......CALM CALM S 3 S 6 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.0 0 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...MARK WOOL REQUESTED BY...BOB AIRHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.BURNU.01/TAE