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SPOT FORECAST FOR STATE ROAD 20...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
220 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0018 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

NOTE...WE WERE UNSURE IF YOU WANTED AN UPDATED FORECAST FOR THE
CURRENT NIGHT OR THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WAY THE FORM
WAS SUBMITTED...IT REQUESTS THE THURSDAY NIGHT FORECAST WHICH IS
PROVIDED BELOW.

.DISCUSSION....HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE MOVED INTO THE
FORECAST AREA. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL NOT BE A CONCERN
FOR TOMORROW. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOG NEAR THE
FIRE SITE BOTH THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AMPLIFYING OVER OUR AREA
WHICH WILL LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES CREATING POTENTIAL RED FLAG CONCERNS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 68.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    CALM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH VARIABLE.
DISPERSION..........MIN 2.

TIME (CDT)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........24     15     15     15     15     15     15
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG
TEMP............87     82     78     75     72     71     71
RH..............47     53     60     68     78     82     83
20 FT WIND......SW 4   SW 5   S 4    S 2    CALM   CALM   CALM
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     10     5      5      5
LVORI...........1      1      3      3      5      5      6

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FORECASTER...MARK WOOL
REQUESTED BY...LT  K A  SALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120524.STATE.01/TAE