805  
FNUS72 KTAE 210740  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFER PRESERVE 8B, 8C...DEP / ORCP / ST. JOSEPH BAY STATE BUFFER  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
240 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.  
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
 
 
DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON  
WITH TRANSPORT WINDS AND SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. WE ARE NOT  
EXPECTING A SEA BREEZE TO DEVELOP TODAY, AND SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO BLOW  
IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
TODAY
 
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 7 14 6 6 6 9 9 14 26 25 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 31 31 34 38 42 45 48 50 52 54 51  
RH..............69 66 66 64 57 50 47 42 42 39 36 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 20 18 16 15 13 12 10 9 9 9  
DISPERSION......23 37 37 36 35 35 35 34 35 36 38 34  
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........25 25 27 30 37 33 28 41 53 61 57 65  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 47 45 44 43 42 42 41 41 41 40 40  
RH..............50 56 60 62 62 65 65 65 67 70 76 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12  
DISPERSION......30 6 8 10 11 12 11 12 12 11 11 11  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........58 41 48 39 32 27 28 29 27 24 22 20  
WEATHER COV..... PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 40 41 45 49 53 56 59 59 60 60 58  
RH..............76 76 76 73 71 66 64 60 60 58 58 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NW W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E NE NE N NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 12 10 9 7 6 6 6 7 7  
DISPERSION......11 16 17 19 19 21 21 20 19 19 21 18  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
 

 
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