FNUS72 KMFL 141717 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR COWBONE RX...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1217 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 EST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .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 ARE APPROACHING 35 PERCENT AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT MAINLY BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ONLY BE IN 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 12 TO 14 MPH, 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. NOON CONDITIONS AT NEARBY BIG CYPRESS SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT SITE INDICATES TEMP 61...DEW POINT 39...RH 44 PERCENT...WIND NE 5-10 MPH GUST 14 MPH. 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. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P SKY (%).........38 38 38 37 37 36 35 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 67 70 71 69 66 61 56 51 50 47 46 RH..............41 36 32 31 33 37 46 56 65 66 72 74 EYE LVL WND DIR.E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MOLLEDA REQUESTED BY...ANGEL BECKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED