059  
FNUS72 KTAE 190900  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BU33...FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
500 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 19.  
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  
 
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH TRANSPORT WINDS  
AROUND 10-15 MPH AND SURFACE WINDS AROUND 5-10 MPH. RH VALUES  
WILL FALL TO AROUND 25% THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS  
WILL EXCEED 4,000 FEET BY THE AFTERNOON, YIELDING GOOD  
DISPERSIONS OVERALL.  
 
TONIGHT, WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT, BUT FOG IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO  
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ANOTHER DAY OF LOW RHS IS EXPECTED  
FRIDAY WITH LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0  
TEMP............40  
RH..............64  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9  
DISPERSION......4  
LVORI...........3  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 59.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 10 10 41 41 41 47 47 47 26 26 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 39 38 42 51 58 62 67 69 71 72 72  
RH..............70 70 67 65 50 39 32 28 27 28 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 3 3 5 7 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 12 12 10  
DISPERSION......4 4 8 9 16 24 32 44 57 60 61 57  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....38 DECREASING TO 3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........32 32 32 9 9 9 1 1 1 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 69 64 59 56 54 51 49 49 47 46 45  
RH..............30 35 41 49 53 57 61 68 66 71 73 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5  
DISPERSION......38 20 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 35.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 43 41 46 54 63 69 73 75 77 78 78  
RH..............82 82 89 76 61 46 37 31 29 28 28 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.7 2.4 3.5 4.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 3  
DISPERSION......2 1 3 6 15 25 35 38 37 36 33 31  
LVORI...........5 5 6 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...OLIVER  
REQUESTED BY...WILL HARRIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606423.0/TAE  
.DELDT 03/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.HARRIS@MYFWC.COM  
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