437  
FNUS72 KTAE 301752  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 290 TRAINING...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
152 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.  
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
 
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF AROUND 10 MPH  
WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON WITH PARTLY CLOUDY  
SKIES. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 1500 WITH  
CHANCES AROUND 20 TO 30% BETWEEN 1500-1800 BEFORE CHANCES REDUCE  
OVERNIGHT. A BRIEF THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE IN THIS WINDOW AS  
WELL, BUT CHANCES REMAIN VERY LOW AND LESS THEN 5%. FOR TONIGHT  
LIGHT EAST WINDS REMAIN WITH NO PRECIPITATION FORECAST. PATCHY FOG  
IS POSSIBLE IN SHELTERED LOCATIONS BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN  
ELEVATED ENOUGH TO KEEP FOG CHANCES LOW.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
DISPERSION INDEX....38 DECREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 22 22 22  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 20 20 20  
TEMP............87 88 87 88  
RH..............55 54 57 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 5.4 4.4 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7  
DISPERSION......44 42 40 28  
LVORI...........1 1 1 2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO  
EAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............7 TO 8.  
DISPERSION INDEX....14 DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........16 16 16 21 21 21 11 11 11 19 19 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............86 83 81 76 75 73 73 72 71 71 70 70  
RH..............61 70 72 82 84 90 90 93 93 93 97 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SE E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 12 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 6 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 8  
DISPERSION......18 9 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 7  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 23 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 41 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 27.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 35 35 31 31 31 20 20 20 34 34 34  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 30 30 30  
TEMP............69 69 70 73 79 82 85 88 88 89 89 88  
RH..............97 97 97 93 79 72 65 57 57 54 56 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 12 13 12 12 10 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.9 2.8 3.8 4.7 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6  
DISPERSION......4 4 9 13 23 33 42 44 43 37 30 23  
LVORI...........8 8 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2  
 

 
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