FNUS52 KTAE 241858 FWFTAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTH FLORIDA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 258 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR THE COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT 15 MPH OR GREATER...AND ERCS GREATER THAN 20... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES DUE TO MARGINAL DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERCS POSSIBLY GREATER THAN 35... .DISCUSSION...WITH THE DRY AIR AND STRONG 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALREADY VERIFIED. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...HOWEVER... SINCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE NOT DROPPED BELOW 25 PERCENT AS OF 2 PM EDT...IT APPEARS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT 4 HOUR DURATIONS WILL BE MET. THEREFORE...HAVE CANCELLED TODAY'S RED FLAG WARNING. ON WEDNESDAY...HAVE ONLY ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WHERE 4 HOUR RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURATIONS AND ERCS WILL BE MARGINAL...SO WILL LEAVE IT TO THE NEXT SHIFT TO MAKE THE FINAL CALL BASED ON THE NEW ERC FORECAST. ALZ065>069-251130- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 158 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 47 84 57 86 RH % 99 30 100 35 20FT WND MPH(AM) W 6 SW 8 20FT WND MPH(PM) W 9 SW 14 SW 12 SW 13 G23 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 5100 300 4600 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SW 16 SW 9 SW 20 DISPERSION INDEX 4 72 9 77 MAX LVORI 5 4 5 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-251130- QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK- BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 258 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 46 85 56 87 RH % 100 28 99 32 20FT WND MPH(AM) SW 5 SW 5 20FT WND MPH(PM) W 7 SW 13 G21 SW 9 SW 13 G23 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 5700 300 5000 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 SW 17 SW 9 SW 21 DISPERSION INDEX 4 83 6 84 MAX LVORI 5 3 5 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FLZ007>016-018-019-026-028-029-034-251130- INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-INLAND JEFFERSON- MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- 258 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 /158 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 46 84 56 86 RH % 100 31 100 35 20FT WND MPH(AM) SW 3 S 4 20FT WND MPH(PM) SW 8 SW 12 SW 10 SW 13 G20 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 5300 300 4600 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 SW 13 SW 9 SW 17 DISPERSION INDEX 4 62 6 67 MAX LVORI 6 3 7 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FLZ017-027-251130- LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 258 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 47 85 57 88 RH % 100 28 100 32 20FT WND MPH(AM) W 3 SW 4 20FT WND MPH(PM) W 9 SW 12 SW 10 SW 12 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 5700 300 4800 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SW 13 SW 9 SW 16 DISPERSION INDEX 4 61 6 66 MAX LVORI 4 3 5 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FLZ108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-251130- SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 258 PM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 /158 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2012/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 49 80 59 83 RH % 99 39 100 45 20FT WND MPH(AM) W 5 SW 7 20FT WND MPH(PM) W 10 SW 13 SW 11 SW 14 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 4200 700 3800 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 SW 13 SW 15 SW 16 DISPERSION INDEX 8 57 12 57 MAX LVORI 4 3 5 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GOULD