FNUS72 KMFL 141347
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR ISLAND WINDMILL 2 BURN...NPS/GEORGE SHEPPARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
847 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

DISCUSSION...DRY AIR OVER REGION IN THE WAKE OF LAST EVENING'S
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH THROUGH TOMORROW. LATEST
DATA INDICATES THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A RED FLAG WARNING IS
IN EFFECT. NORTH WINDS WILL ONLY BE IN 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE TODAY,
MAKING FOR ONLY FAIR SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR
TONIGHT ALONG WITH 5 MPH WINDS WILL PRODUCE POOR TO VERY POOR
DISPERSION BUT NOT ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR FOG FORMATION.

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY CALLS FOR A CONTINUATION OF COOL AND DRY
CONDITIONS, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES PERHAPS A LITTLE LOWER
THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED TODAY. DISPERSION VALUES IMPROVE SLIGHTLY ON
THURSDAY DUE TO SLIGHTLY STRONGER NORTH WINDS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 AM EST 01/14/09

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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FORECAST FOR TODAY
TIME(EST)             9AM         NOON         3PM          6PM
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SKY/WX............... PTCLDY      PTCLDY       PTCLDY       PTCLDY
TEMP (F)............. 54          67           69           58
DEW PT (F)........... 43          39           38           40
RH (%)............... 66          35           32           51
20 FT WIND (MPH)..... N-4         N-5          NE-4         N-4
MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1300        2100         2900         2100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). N-8         N-9          NE-9         N-6
LAL.................. 1           1            1            1
LDSI................. 14          24           33           18
LVORI................ 4           2            1            2

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OUTLOOK FOR TONIGHT
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SKY/WX................. PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE (F).... 39
MAX DEW PT (F)......... 40
MAX RH (%)............. 85
AVG 20FT WIND (MPH).... NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIN LDSI............... 2
MAX LVORI.............. 5
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OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON
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SKY/WX................. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE (F).... 68
MIN DEW PT (F)......... 36
MIN RH (%)............. 28
AVG 20FT WIND (MPH).... NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
AVG TRANS WIND (MPH)... NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MAX LDSI............... 44
MIXING HGT (FT, AGL)...  2700

NO WX  = NO WEATHER          MOCLR  = MOSTLY CLEAR
SHRA   = SHOWERS             PTCLDY = PARTLY CLOUDY
TSRA   = THUNDERSTORMS       MOCLDY = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CLR    = CLEAR               CLDY   = CLOUDY

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