186  
FNUS72 KTAE 241635  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRED MEYER (19 T-5) 0381...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1235 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 24.  
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  
 
THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE WIND DIRECTION TODAY AND SMOKE WITH  
ADDED FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT. AS OF 12:30 PM ET, WINDS WERE OUT  
OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST (160 TO 200 DEGREES) BETWEEN 5 AND 10  
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 15 MPH IN VICINITY OF THE WILDFIRE.  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN AT THE AFOREMENTIONED DIRECTIONS  
AND SPEEDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. AROUND SUNSET, WINDS  
WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH, AND SHOULD MAINTAIN OUT OF THE  
SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWHILE, ALTHOUGH SOME ERRATIC DIRECTIONS CANNOT  
BE RULED OUT. MEDIUM DISPERSION TODAY WILL BECOME POOR TONIGHT  
WHEN SMOKE MAY SETTLE NEAR THE SURFACE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN  
POOR VISIBILITY. THERE IS ALSO A MEDIUM (40 TO 60%) CHANCE OF  
OF FOG FROM AROUND 4 AM TO 9 AM ET SATURDAY MORNING, WHICH  
WHEN COMBINED WITH ANY SMOKE, MAY LEAD TO VERY POOR VISIBILITY.  
RH VALUES IN THE 60S THIS AFTERNOON WILL RISE INTO THE 90S  
OVERNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
DISPERSION INDEX....28.  
 
TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 20 20 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 77 76 76 75  
RH..............69 67 69 69 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 9  
DISPERSION......28 29 29 28 26  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.  
LVORI...............6.  
DISPERSION INDEX....18 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........40 40 40 29 29 29 24 24 24 32 32 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............74 74 72 70 68 67 66 66 66 66 66 65  
RH..............76 76 81 87 93 97 100 97 97 97 97 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5  
DISPERSION......21 14 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
LVORI...........3 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...LF  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SHIVER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611646.0/TAE  
.DELDT 04/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL VICTORIA.BYNUM@FDACS.GOV  
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