FNUS72 KTAE 041242 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SAPLING HEAD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 742 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0733 EST ON FEBRUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... .DISCUSSION...THE DRY AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA FOR ANOTHER DAY WITH THE INFLUENCE OF A RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING. IN LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN NORTH FLORIDA...5-HOUR DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH ERC VALUES APPROACHING 40 TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. RAIN CHANCES AND INCREASED MOISTURE WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION..........MAX 34. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........50 50 58 66 66 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 43 52 61 65 62 RH..............78 69 50 37 32 39 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 E 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING...DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. DISPERSION..........MIN 5. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 61 64 64 68 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 53 49 48 47 47 RH..............46 64 78 81 84 88 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION..........MAX 33. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........74 81 83 83 85 83 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............46 50 57 61 63 65 RH..............92 91 83 76 71 69 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...TIM BARRY REQUESTED BY...KENNY FORAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130204.SAPLI.01/TAE