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FNUS72 KTAE 240639
FWSTAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR BU30...FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
239 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 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
OVERNIGHT FRONTAL PASSAGE LEADS TO A BRIEF BOUT OF NE WINDS EARLY
THIS MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF THE EAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE DAY. THIS PATTERN SHOULD KEEP ANY SMOKE AWAY FROM
TALLAHASSEE. LOW DISPERSIONS ARE FORECAST FROM IGNITION TIME UNTIL
ABOUT 9AM EDT WITH A MIN RH IN THE 40-45% RANGE. SOMEWHAT THICK
CLOUD COVER PROVIDES SOME SHADING OF FUELS WHILE LIKELY KEEPING
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THE COOLER SIDE COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS.
FOR TONIGHT, RAIN CHANCES INCREASE TO 30% INTO TOMORROW MORNING,
THEN GET CUT IN HALF TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON. A WETTING RAIN APPEARS
UNLIKELY. EXPECT SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WITH
SIMILAR FAVORABLE DISPERSIONS HOLDING OFF UNTIL ABOUT 9AM EDT, A
PREVAILING EASTERLY WIND, AND MIN RH AROUND 50%.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............66
RH..............63
20 FT WIND DIR..N
20 FT WIND SPD..5
20 FT WIND GUST.13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13
DISPERSION......9
LVORI...........3
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 54 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 41.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 55 55 37 37 37 50 50 50 67 67 67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 64 62 64 65 67 69 70 70 70 69 68
RH..............63 60 58 52 45 42 42 47 49 55 59 61
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 13
DISPERSION......9 10 17 27 41 50 53 53 54 43 37 45
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 17 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
DISPERSION INDEX....45 DECREASING TO 15 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........74 74 74 84 84 84 90 90 90 90 90 90
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............66 64 62 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 54 53
RH..............65 70 72 78 78 77 80 80 80 83 83 86
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E NE E NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 2.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15
DISPERSION......45 45 18 18 18 17 18 19 19 15 12 10
LVORI...........1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 46.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........85 85 85 62 62 62 56 56 56 55 55 55
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
TEMP............53 54 57 59 62 64 67 70 73 74 75 76
RH..............83 80 72 67 60 58 56 55 53 51 52 52
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 8
DISPERSION......10 9 20 21 22 22 29 34 37 39 44 48
LVORI...........4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...GONZALEZ
REQUESTED BY...WILL HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/24/26
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