951  
FNUS72 KTAE 182202  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NR-30...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
602 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON MARCH 18.  
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  
 
THURSDAY, DISPERSIONS WILL BE FAIR TO MODERATE WITH TRANSPORT  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE NORTH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY ON THURSDAY  
IS FORECAST TO BE 27%. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL PEAK AT AROUND 4300  
FEET ON THURSDAY. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP, HOWEVER THERE  
MAY BE PATCHY FROST IN THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS  
ON FRIDAY WILL BE WEAKER, LESS THAN 10 MPH, LEADING TO LOWER  
DISPERSIONS IN THE 20S FOR THE DAY. YET, MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REACH  
UP TO AROUND 4000 FEET. TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY WILL REACH THE  
LOW 70S, AND MID-70S FOR FRIDAY.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 38 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 49 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 40.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 13 13 26 26 26 10 10 10 23 23 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 39 39 42 50 57 63 66 69 71 72 72  
RH..............70 73 76 67 52 38 32 30 27 28 28 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.5 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.3 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8  
DISPERSION......4 4 9 10 17 25 34 42 47 51 48 40  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....26 DECREASING TO 3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 10 10 14 14 14 7 7 7 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 68 62 59 55 53 52 51 50 49 49 48  
RH..............31 39 48 55 64 71 74 74 74 77 74 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
DISPERSION......26 12 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO  
6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 23 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 9 9 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 44 45 51 58 65 70 73 75 76 76 75  
RH..............86 89 86 71 60 48 41 37 34 33 33 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N E E SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 5 5 6  
DISPERSION......2 2 4 6 11 20 24 25 23 23 21 20  
LVORI...........5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...MONTGOMERY  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER GILBERT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 03/18/26  
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