FNUS72 KTAE 250647
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SR 98 GULF CO...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
247 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0150 CDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

NOTE...THIS PRODUCT WAS DELAYED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A FORECAST
BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE. FYI...NORMALLY THE FORECAST IS
ROUTINELY UPDATED 4-5 AM AND 3-4 PM EACH DAY. DAYTIME FORECAST ALSO
INCLUDED TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE PICTURE.

.DISCUSSION...CURRENTLY...THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR
THE SPOT FORECAST AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE RED FLAG LEVELS. AS THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE STRENGTHENS OVER OUR AREA ON SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES
WILL INCREASE AND HUMIDITIES LOWER BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN
ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........MAX AROUND 40.

TIME (CDT)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
SKY (%).........16     20     20     25     31     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     73     80     84     86     88
RH..............96     91     73     63     60     55
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 4   NE 5   E 6    SE 6   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-1600 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
DISPERSION..........MIN AROUND 4.

TIME (CDT)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
SKY (%).........31     29     29     29     29     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............85     81     77     75     74     72
RH..............61     71     81     88     91     95
20 FT WIND......S 5    SW 4   S 3    E 2    NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...RON BLOCK
REQUESTED BY...LT  K  SALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120525.SR98G.01/TAE