FNUS72 KMFL 151325 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNER ROUND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 825 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNER ROUND...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 823 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GLADES, HENDRY, AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR GLADES, HENDRY, AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR EXPECTATIONS OF 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...A COOL AND DRY PATTERN WILL PREVAIL ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH NEXT WEEK, AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED NORTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY TRANSPORT LAYER WINDS, WHICH WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. THE PRESENCE OF A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN CRITICALLY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR THROUGH AT LEAST THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE POTENTIAL FOR NOCTURNAL FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE EXTREMELY LOW THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........64 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............53 66 69 69 67 59 RH..............63 40 35 31 36 42 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 4 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4 N 4 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 3 EYE LVL WIND G..10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2000 2700 2700 2000 1300 MIXNG WIND......N 8 N 8 N 10 N 10 N 8 N 6 DISP IDX (LDSI).21 21 35 35 23 5 LVORI...........4 2 1 2 2 2 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...RADER REQUESTED BY...RON PEVNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED $$ REQUESTED BY...RON PEVNY REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U