509  
FNUS72 KTAE 231131  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OFFICE FIELD...FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
731 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (850) 942-8833, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A STRATUS DECK IS NEARING THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER,  
THERE'S SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FAR SOUTHWEST IT GETS. EITHER  
WAY, THE STRATUS DECK SHOULD LIFT BY MID-MORNING (9-10AM) WITH  
AMPLE SUNSHINE FORECAST AFTER THAT. NORTHEASTERLY BREEZES WILL  
GENERALLY BE AT 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH OCCASIONAL  
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. THERE IS A 20% CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER  
OR STORM THIS AFTERNOON, MAINLY AFTER 12PM.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 54.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 7 7 7 26 26 26 31 31 31  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............73 76 81 85 88 90 91 92 92 91  
RH..............97 94 82 75 66 62 60 58 56 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 14 14 15 15 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.3 2.1 2.9 3.5 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12  
DISPERSION......8 14 25 37 44 50 56 56 58 56  
LVORI...........6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6  
MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....41 DECREASING TO 6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........30 30 30 10 10 10 15 15 15 24 24 24  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............90 88 85 82 81 80 79 78 76 74 74 73  
RH..............58 61 67 72 74 79 79 82 87 93 90 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 14 14 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
DISPERSION......41 24 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 54.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........39 39 39 45 45 45 39 39 39 47 47 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 72 72 74 77 81 83 84 85 86 86 86  
RH..............93 93 90 87 82 72 67 65 63 61 59 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.3 3.8 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13  
DISPERSION......8 8 17 27 34 42 45 50 56 50 57 55  
LVORI...........6 6 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...REESE  
REQUESTED BY...WILL HARRIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622391.0/TAE  
.DELDT 09/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.HARRIS@MYFWC.COM  
 
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