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FNUS72 KTAE 181050
FWSTAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOALS PRESERVE RX...TALL TIMBERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
650 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 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
DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY WITH PREVAILING NE WINDS. MINIMUM
RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOUT 40%. LOW DISPERSIONS LIFT BY
11AM ET/10AM CT. WINDS GO LIGHT/CALM TONIGHT, THEN BECOME VARIABLE
TOMORROW. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE WITH MIN RH JUMPING TO
THE MID 40S. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
FORECAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT AROUND 25%. LASTLY, HOT WEATHER
PERSISTS AS MAX HEAT INDICES REACH OR APPROACH 100 DEGREES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 22 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 39 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 54 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 65 DECREASING TO 54 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 1 10 10 10 4 4 4 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 68 73 78 83 85 88 90 91 93 94
RH..............81 84 76 69 61 57 50 45 44 40 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 10 13 14 15 15 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.5 3.3 4.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE NE E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 10 9 8
DISPERSION......3 6 9 17 26 39 54 67 67 62 54
LVORI...........4 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
LVORI...............3.
DISPERSION INDEX....33 DECREASING TO 2.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 7 7 6 6 6 0 0 0 5 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............91 88 85 84 83 82 80 79 78 77 76 75
RH..............42 48 53 57 59 63 67 69 71 71 74 76
20 FT WIND DIR..E E N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 6 5 5 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE S S SW W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
DISPERSION......33 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 33.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 9 9 8 8 8 18 18 18 19 19 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............73 72 71 76 82 87 89 92 94 94 93 93
RH..............79 81 81 74 63 55 52 49 46 46 47 49
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW N N N N NE E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.6 2.2 3.5 4.8 6.1 5.2 4.3 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
DISPERSION......2 2 5 7 9 13 20 28 37 36 33 28
LVORI...........4 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
FORECASTER...GONZALEZ
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN WASP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622105.0/TAE
.DELDT 09/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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