FNUS72 KMFL 211516 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR COWBONE RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1016 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR COWBONE RX BURN...ANGEL BECKER/BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1014 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISCUSSION...DANGEROUSLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT DURING PEAK HEATING. SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY. TRANSPORT WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BECOME MORE OUT OF THE DUE NORTH WITH TIME THIS AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING TO SLIGHTLY BELOW 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ONLY CLIMB TO AROUND 2200 FT AT THE BURN SITE TODAY...AND THIS WILL LIMIT DISPERSION VALUES TO THE FAIR CATEGORY. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THERE IS LITTLE IF ANY CHANCE OF FOG FORMATION DESPITE THE CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1020 AM EST 01/21/09 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ___________________________________________________________________ FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY TIME(EST) 11AM 2PM 5PM 8PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... CLR CLR CLR CLR TEMP (F)............. 49 56 53 46 DEW PT (F)........... 26 22 22 28 RH (%)............... 40 27 30 49 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NW-5G10 NW-10G17 N-6G12 N-3 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1800 2200 2000 1200 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). NW-12 NW-14 N-11 N-5 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 30 39 29 2 LVORI................ 2 1 2 2 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME(EST) 11PM 2AM 5AM 8AM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY.................. CLR CLR CLR CLR WX................... NO WX NO WX NO WX NO WX CHANCE OF PRECIP (%). 2 2 2 2 TEMP (F)............. 39 33 28 28 DEW PT (F)........... 26 24 26 26 RH (%)............... 59 70 93 92 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... N-2 N-2 N-1 N-1 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 2 1 1 2 LVORI................ 3 3 8 6 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY TIME(EST) 11AM 2PM 5PM 8PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... CLR CLR CLR CLR TEMP (F)............. 53 65 61 46 DEW PT (F)........... 38 33 33 39 RH (%)............... 56 30 34 75 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... N-2 NE-3 N-3 N-2 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 2000 2400 2400 1300 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). N-4 NE-6 N-4 N-2 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 11 20 14 1 LVORI................ 2 2 2 3 NO WX = NO WEATHER MOCLR = MOSTLY CLEAR SHRA = SHOWERS PTCLDY = PARTLY CLOUDY TSRA = THUNDERSTORMS MOCLDY = MOSTLY CLOUDY CLR = CLEAR CLDY = CLOUDY $$ REQUESTED BY...ANGEL BECKER REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.