FNUS72 KTAE 130743
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 228...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
343 AM EDT WED MAR 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...DISPERSION VALUES TO EXCEED 75 TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE AIRMASS WILL BE QUITE DRY TODAY...AND EVEN
DRIER ON THURSDAY. CONDITIONS WILL NOT QUITE REACH LOCAL
RED FLAG CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT IT MAY BE CLOSE.
SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ON THURSDAY SHOULD PREVENT RED
FLAG CONDITIONS...EVEN THOUGH THE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWER.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 18 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION (LDSI)...78.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........30     24     18     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     59     65     67
RH..............46     32     25     23
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 10   NW 13  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     22     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    800 FT AGL TONIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION (LDSI)...11.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION (LDSI)...60.

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FORECASTER...JEFF FOURNIER
REQUESTED BY...BOB AIRHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130313.BURNU.01/TAE