885
FNUS72 KTAE 231807
FWSTAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEETWATER FIRE...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
207 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MARCH 23.
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
A SURGE OF SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE AT THE
SWEETWATER FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 1700-1800 EDT, THANKS TO
ARRIVAL OF THE SEABREEZE. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL THEN ARRIVE LATE
TONIGHT AROUND 0100-0300 EDT, BRINGING A SHIFT TO NORTHERLY THEN
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT, TEMPERATURES WILL TREND
DOWN SEVERAL DEGREES ON TUESDAY, BUT DRIER AIR WITH LOWER
TEMPERATURES WILL ADD UP TO LITTLE CHANGE IN AFTERNOON RH FROM
TODAY. OPAQUE CLOUD COVER WILL THICKEN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
PROVIDING MORE SHADING OF FUELS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 14 MPH.
MAX DISPERSION INDEX...81.
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 6 6 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 86 87 88
RH..............40 39 38 38
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.8 5.4 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 13
DISPERSION......70 77 81 79
LVORI...........1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
OVERNIGHT.
MAX LVORI...........5.
DISPERSION INDEX....61 DECREASING TO 6.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........12 12 12 37 37 37 42 42 42 43 43 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 82 79 73 70 69 67 66 65 64 64 62
RH..............43 49 54 66 73 78 81 81 78 70 63 60
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 14 13 10 9 7 7 7 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW N N N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 12 13 14
DISPERSION......61 35 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7
LVORI...........1 1 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 62.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 40 39 38 40 45 50 51 53 57 60 65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............62 62 60 63 65 68 70 72 74 73 73 73
RH..............60 63 61 59 54 49 43 39 39 38 38 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 13 16 16 16 16 14 16 16 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 14 16 17 16 14 13 13 14 14
DISPERSION......6 7 11 23 39 54 59 58 57 62 61 53
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DIETZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/23/26
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