098  
FNUS72 KTAE 161334  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BU 342...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
834 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 16.  
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  
 
AFTER A COLD START TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP STEADILY THROUGH THE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK AROUND 60 WITH  
RHS DROPPING TO AROUND 40% EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE  
LIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING BUT WILL STEADILY INCREASE AND BECOME  
SOUTH AND SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND 10-15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. 4 TO 5  
KFT MIXING HEIGHTS AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS  
THROUGH THE DAY WILL KEEP DISPERSIONS ON THE HIGHER END AND AROUND  
70. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE  
EVENING WITH EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED. WHILE CONFIDENCE  
REMAINS LOW, PATCHY FOG CAN'T BE RULED OUT SATURDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12  
TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 69.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 12 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............27 34 42 49 52 56 57 58 59 58  
RH..............74 66 55 46 46 43 45 47 47 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 3 3 6 7 7 7 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.9 1.4 2.1 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 13  
DISPERSION......6 28 28 28 67 67 67 71 71 71  
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............6.  
DISPERSION INDEX....22 DECREASING TO 6 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........15 15 15 31 31 31 57 57 57 82 82 82  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............54 51 49 49 49 49 50 50 47 52 51 51  
RH..............64 74 83 86 86 89 89 93 100 89 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10  
DISPERSION......22 22 22 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5  
LVORI...........3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 6 5 5  
 
 
FORECASTER...OLIVER  
REQUESTED BY...FIRB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600326.0/TAE  
.DELDT 01/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEARSTIN.HESS@USDA.GOV,WESLEY.SULTEMEIER@USDA.GOV  
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