989  
FNUS72 KTAE 221042  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR UNIT 333...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
642 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JULY 22.  
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.  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS AT THE BURN SITE WILL BE RELATED TO HOT  
TEMPERATURES FOR FOLKS ON THE GROUND AND SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD  
SHOWER AND STORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND  
NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE MORNING AT THE BURN SITE, HOWEVER  
UNCERTAINTY IN THE SURFACE WIND DIRECTION INCREASES BY 1 OR 2PM  
THIS AFTERNOON AS ANY OUTFLOWS FROM EARLY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT  
AND THE POTENTIAL SEABREEZE TURNING WINDS MORE SOUTHWESTERLY, OR  
EVEN SOUTHERLY, DEVELOPS. DESPITE THE VARIABILITY IN THE SURFACE  
WINDS, TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY TO  
WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY. NORTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD  
KEEP THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONFINED TO THE COAST THROUGH MUCH OF  
THE DAY, EVEN AS ACTIVITY SLOWLY DEVELOPS FURTHER INLAND THROUGH  
THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY POTENTIALLY CONTINUES  
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, POSSIBLY AS LATE AS 2AM DEPENDING ON  
HOW STORMS EVOLVE TODAY. A WET AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY IS LIKELY  
WITH HIGH CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS AND MUCH HIGHER RHS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING.  
INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND 5 TO 8  
MPH WITH A VARIABLE DIRECTION. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 34 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 28 23 23 23 43 43 43 59 59 59  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY  
CWR.............20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 60 60 60  
TEMP............78 79 85 89 91 93 95 95 94 94 92  
RH..............94 94 80 73 66 62 56 56 58 58 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.7 3.2 3.7 4.3 3.6 3.0 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW N N N N NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12  
DISPERSION......11 11 31 31 31 36 36 36 36 36 36  
LVORI...........6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
EVENING. DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT AFTER 2 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO  
7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............5.  
DISPERSION INDEX....22 DECREASING TO 4 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........69 69 69 78 78 78 69 69 69 58 58 58  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............60 60 60 40 40 40 50 50 50 30 30 30  
TEMP............88 87 84 83 82 80 79 79 79 78 78 77  
RH..............72 75 80 82 85 88 91 91 91 94 91 94  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W N N NW NW NW NW W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5  
DISPERSION......22 22 22 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2  
LVORI...........3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 21 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 48 48 45 45 45 55 55 55 68 68 68  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 70 90 90 90 90 90 90  
TEMP............77 76 78 81 84 87 88 89 90 90 90 87  
RH..............94 97 97 91 82 77 75 73 70 68 68 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N NE NE E E SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 9 10  
DISPERSION......6 6 6 19 19 19 20 20 20 23 23 23  
LVORI...........7 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...DOBBS  
REQUESTED BY...T. POLLARD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2518400.0/TAE  
.DELDT 07/22/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TRAVIS_POLLARD@FWS.GOV  
 
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