FNUS72 KTAE 021246 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKONE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 746 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0731 EST ON FEBRUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835. ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND FOR WASHINGTON AND BAY COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT AND ERCS OF 35 OR HIGHER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER. .DISCUSSION...WITH THE VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND (WHERE THE ERCS ARE ABOVE 35)... AND UPGRADE BAY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES TO A WARNING IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS THE FORECAST ERCS OF 34 ARE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT AND MAY VERIFY A FEW UNITS HIGHER. ON SUNDAY...ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF THE FLORIA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE FOR SUB 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DISPERSIONS GREATER OR MUCH GREATER THAN 75. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........8 8 9 10 10 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 40 49 57 62 57 RH..............68 53 39 31 29 38 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 4 E 3 SE 2 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 E 4 E 5 SE 4 S 4 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION......MAX 43. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........13 17 18 18 20 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 49 45 43 42 41 RH..............46 61 75 81 86 93 20 FT WIND......SW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 NW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION......MIN 3. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 22 15 15 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 45 56 62 66 68 RH..............100 90 65 47 35 31 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 NW 2 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 15 15 DISPERSION......MAX 91. $$ FORECASTER...TIM BARRY REQUESTED BY...DEBBIE CASTO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130202.BUCKO.01/TAE