740  
FNUS72 KTAE 210746  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 2 WEST...FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
246 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST 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 40S THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
TRANSPORT WINDS AND SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. SMOKE WILL  
BLOW IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.  
LVORI...............1.  
DISPERSION INDEX....46 DECREASING TO 31 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM  
SKY (%).........3 0 2 7 5 14 21 14 13 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............28 31 35 39 43 46 48 49 51 51  
RH..............63 58 52 44 39 37 34 33 30 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.7 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 14 13 12 12 10 10 9  
DISPERSION......38 39 39 38 38 38 40 41 46 31  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....18 DECREASING TO 4.  
 
TIME (CST) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM  
SKY (%).........16 17 29 25 25 33 37 44 55 55 43 46  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 44 41 40 39 38 37 36 36 35 33 33  
RH..............37 47 52 55 57 59 61 64 64 69 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE E NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7  
DISPERSION......18 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 28.  
 
TIME (CST) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM  
SKY (%).........37 29 28 15 18 13 16 19 16 9 6 6  
WEATHER COV.....WID WID PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 32 34 40 45 50 54 57 58 60 61 59  
RH..............78 81 75 67 60 52 46 43 42 39 38 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E SE S SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE S SW SW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7  
DISPERSION......3 7 7 9 12 17 19 23 24 31 32 23  
LVORI...........3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2  
 
 
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