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FNUS72 KTAE 051252
FWSTAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMAHAWK FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
852 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 05.
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
LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE THROUGH
THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO AROUND 8
TO 10 MPH. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,
BUT PEAK WINDS WILL BE A FEW MPH HIGHER EACH AFTERNOON WITH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEING THE BREEZIEST DAY OF THE PERIOD. HIGH
DISPERSIONS WILL BE A CONCERN ON THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO
12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
LVORI...............2.
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 69.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 19 19 28 28 28 24 24 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 71 77 80 84 85 86 86 86
RH..............72 61 54 49 41 39 36 36 37
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 7 7 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 9 12 13 14 14 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.6 3.8 4.4 5.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12
DISPERSION......9 24 39 48 59 65 66 69 69
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
LVORI...............5.
DISPERSION INDEX....52 DECREASING TO 4.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 11 11 11 11 11 55 55 55 70 70 70
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 82 79 73 69 67 66 65 63 62 62 61
RH..............40 46 52 66 78 87 90 93 100 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW S SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 8 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.3 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 9
DISPERSION......52 32 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
LVORI...........1 1 3 3 4 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
LVORI...............5.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 66.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 64 64 39 39 39 35 35 35 29 29 29
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 62 64 68 74 80 84 86 87 89 89 89
RH..............100 100 100 97 76 60 51 48 45 42 42 42
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 8 10 12 12 13 14 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.4 2.2 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
DISPERSION......4 4 10 18 37 54 61 65 68 67 66 64
LVORI...........9 9 8 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...DOBBS
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW LAMBERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/05/26
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