897  
FNUS72 KTAE 241118  
FWSTAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TOPSAIL HILL PRESERVE STATE PARK...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
718 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.  
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  
 
TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY WILL BE EASTERLY, BECOMING MORE  
NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF AROUND 10-15  
MPH, AND NOT EXPECTING MUCH INFLUENCE FROM THE SEABREEZE.  
DISPERSIONS WILL BE FAIR TO MODERATE TODAY ALONG THE COAST. RAIN  
CHANCES TODAY ARE NIL WITH AFTERNOON TEMPS IN THE MID 80S AND THE  
HEAT INDEX IN THE LOW 90S. THERE ARE NO OTHER FIRE WEATHER  
CONCERNS FOR TODAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....28 INCREASING TO 59.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 40 40 40 43 43 43 30 30 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 74 76 78 81 83 84 85 86 86  
RH..............93 87 85 79 69 65 63 61 59 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 13 12 10 12 13 14  
DISPERSION......24 27 29 32 36 39 43 46 52 59  
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....54 DECREASING TO 17 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........21 21 21 16 16 16 15 15 15 24 24 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............85 84 81 79 76 75 73 73 72 71 70 69  
RH..............61 61 67 72 76 79 81 79 79 81 84 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 20 21 21 22 21 20 20 20 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 16  
DISPERSION......56 51 15 17 19 20 20 18 17 16 15 14  
LVORI...........1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...MONTGOMERY  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HAWTHORNE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622454.0/TAE  
.DELDT 09/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRIS.HAWTHORNE@FLORIDADEP.GOV  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab FL Page
The Nexlab GA Page
The Nexlab AL Page
Main Text Page