FNUS72 KTAE 310846
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNITS 93-103...US  FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
446 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF DRY AIR...WARMING TEMPERATURES...
RATHER STRONG WINDS ALOFT...AND A RECENT LACK OF RAIN WILL
CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN FLORIDA TODAY...AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY
AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX LDSI............70.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........36     26     23     23     19     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     51     61     68     72     71
RH..............54     51     40     33     32     35
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 4    W 8    W 12   W 9    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     25     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT OUT OF THE WEST.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.
MIN LDSI............5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX LDSI............64.

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FORECASTER...JEFF FOURNIER
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL CEDENO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.BURNU.01/TAE