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FNUS72 KTAE 241227
FWSTAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEETWATER FIRE...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
827 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 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
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH/NORTHEAST THIS MORNING AT
AROUND 10-15 MPH. DISPERSIONS WILL BE FAIR TO MODERATE WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE UPPER 30%S. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOLER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S, DUE
TO THE NORTH AND EASTERLY FLOW. THERE WILL BE MORE COVERAGE IN
CLOUD COVER, PROVIDING SHADING OF FUELS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, HOWEVER A
RESULTING WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10
MPH WILL PREVAIL FOR WEDNESDAY WITH LOWER DISPERSIONS AROUND 30-40
UNITS DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM FOR
WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S, WITH MINRH TO BE IN THE MID
40%S. MIXING HEIGHTS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL REACH AROUND +/-
5000 FEET.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
DISPERSION INDEX....24 INCREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 52 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 56.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 29 29 37 37 37 54 54 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 66 68 71 72 73 73 73 71
RH..............52 45 40 38 39 41 44 46 53
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.9 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.6 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 10
DISPERSION......24 38 49 52 54 52 51 44 56
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
DISPERSION INDEX....36 DECREASING TO 11 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........84 84 84 85 85 85 85 85 85 83 83 83
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............69 66 64 62 60 58 58 57 56 55 54 54
RH..............59 63 67 75 75 77 77 77 80 83 83 83
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 14 13
DISPERSION......39 33 10 12 13 11 12 11 11 10 10 9
LVORI...........1 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 35.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........84 84 84 64 64 64 56 56 56 54 54 54
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
TEMP............53 53 56 59 62 65 68 71 75 76 77 78
RH..............86 86 77 69 62 56 55 51 46 46 47 45
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 2.5 3.4 4.3 4.6 4.9 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6
DISPERSION......9 9 19 20 21 21 27 32 35 38 38 38
LVORI...........4 5 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...MONTGOMERY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DIETZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/24/26
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