312  
FNUS72 KTAE 250642  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEETWATER FIRE...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
242 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0813 EDT ON MARCH 25.  
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 VERY ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE,  
EASTERLY SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE  
DAY AND INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING A LITTLE MORE SOUTHEASTERLY  
THURSDAY. MINRH IS FORECAST TO DROP TO BETWEEN 40 TO 50 PERCENT  
THIS AFTERNOON AS MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE TO AROUND 5K FT. ANOTHER  
ROUND OF LOW MIXING HEIGHTS IS FORECAST TONIGHT WITH A LOW TO  
MEDIUM (20 TO 40%) CHANCE FOR SOME FOG NEAR THE BURN SITE LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ANY LOW CLOUDS OR FOG  
NEAR THE BURN SITE THURSDAY MORNING LIFTS BY MID-MORNING.  
TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO NEAR 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE FORECAST TO  
BE EVEN WARMER THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
DISPERSION INDEX....20 INCREASING TO 36.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........65 63 63 63 55 55 55 41 41 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............56 56 60 65 71 75 78 80 81 81  
RH..............83 86 78 70 61 56 52 49 47 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 5 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 12 10 8 7 6 6 6  
DISPERSION......18 21 22 21 28 26 30 30 33 36  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 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 10 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........33 33 33 27 27 27 18 18 18 10 10 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............81 79 76 73 70 69 66 65 64 63 62 62  
RH..............46 50 56 62 68 68 75 78 81 84 87 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 2.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7  
DISPERSION......29 20 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 40.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 9 9 12 12 12 17 17 17 23 23 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 60 61 64 69 75 79 82 84 86 87 87  
RH..............90 90 87 84 78 69 60 53 49 45 43 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.6 2.2 3.4 4.7 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 5 5 6  
DISPERSION......3 3 6 7 12 15 20 25 29 33 34 40  
LVORI...........6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...REESE  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DIETZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2607523.1/TAE  
.DELDT 03/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.DIETZ@FDACS.GOV  
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