FNUS72 KMFL 091844 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON POINT UNIT 6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 144 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR RACOON POINT UNIT 6 BURN...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1045 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE .UPDATE...THE VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES THIS MORNING WAS SHOWING A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS EXTENDING BACK INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE LATEST SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE COMING IN THIS MORNING IS SHOWING THAT THE TROUGH TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE BURN AREA LATE THIS MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEW POINTS TO FALL DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN EXPECTED EARLIER THIS MORNING TO AROUND 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE DEW POINTS SHOULD STILL RECOVER BACK INTO THE MID 40S LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...AS THE WINDS SWING TO A NORTHEAST DIRECTION. HOWEVER...WITH THE DEW POINTS A LITTLE BIT LOWER NOW FOR THIS AFTERNOON...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STAY IN THE LOWER 30S FOR ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS BEFORE RECOVERING. SO NOW THERE IS A RED FLAG WARNING UP FOR YOUR BURN AREA FROM 1 PM EST UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 930 AM EST EST 01/09/09 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ___________________________________________________________________ FORECAST FOR FRIDAY TIME(EST) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY.................. MM MM CLR CLR WX................... NO WX NO WX CHANCE OF PRECIP (%). 0 0 0 0 TEMP (F)............. 60 70 75 66 DEW PT (F)........... 53 46 46 50 RH (%)............... 77 43 36 55 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... MM-MM MM-MM NE-5 NE-5G10 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). MM MM 3200 2200 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). MM MM NE-9 NE-9 LAL.................. MM MM 1 1 LDSI................. MM MM 38 26 LVORI................ MM MM 1 2 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY NIGHT TIME(EST) 9PM 12AM 3AM 6AM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY.................. MOCLR MOCLR MOCLR MOCLR WX................... NO WX NO WX FG FG CHANCE OF PRECIP (%). 5 5 5 5 TEMP (F)............. 58 53 51 49 DEW PT (F)........... 51 49 47 45 RH (%)............... 78 86 86 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... E-4G9 NE-3 NE-2 NE-2 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 4 2 1 1 LVORI................ 3 5 6 6 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON TIME(EST) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY TEMP (F)............. 55 75 79 71 DEW PT (F)........... 49 57 59 59 RH (%)............... 80 54 50 66 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-2 E-3 SE-4 SE-4 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1300 2400 3500 2400 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). E-4 E-6 SE-9 SE-9 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 8 22 39 26 LVORI................ 5 2 1 2 NO WX = NO WEATHER MOCLR = MOSTLY CLEAR SHRA = SHOWERS PTCLDY = PARTLY CLOUDY TSRA = THUNDERSTORMS MOCLDY = MOSTLY CLOUDY CLR = CLEAR CLDY = CLOUDY $$ BAXTER $$ REQUESTED BY...GEORGE SHEPPARD REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U