FNUS72 KMFL 241403 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLIE SWAMP SAFARI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 903 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLIE SWAMP SAFARI BURN...ANGEL BECKER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 843 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISCUSSION...THE HIGH SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WHILE A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY LIFT OUT FROM THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WITH A RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE SURFACE WINDS TO BE LESS THAN 5 MPH FROM THE NORTH BEFORE GOING CALM TONIGHT. THE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS TODAY BEFORE GOING LESS THAN 5 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME PATCHY FOG LATE TONIGHT OVER THE BURN AREA. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS SHOW THAT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD FALL DOWN INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME WILL NOT ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE BURN AREA...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURES AND THE DEW POINTS THROUGH THE DAY. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 835 AM EST 01/24/09 ___________________________________________________________________ FORECAST FOR SATURDAY TIME(EST) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... MOCLR MOCLR PTCLDY PTCLDY TEMP (F)............. 51 69 75 68 DEW PT (F)........... 42 43 44 43 RH (%)............... 70 39 33 40 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... N-0 NE-4 NE-3 N-2 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1200 2100 3000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). SE-0 S-8 SW-4 NW-3 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 6 16 31 28 LVORI................ 6 2 1 2 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 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)............. 55 52 52 50 DEW PT (F)........... 42 44 47 49 RH (%)............... 61 75 83 96 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-1 NE-0 N-0 NE-0 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 19 10 1 1 LVORI................ 5 9 9 9 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON TIME(EST) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY TEMP (F)............. 56 73 78 71 DEW PT (F)........... 53 56 55 56 RH (%)............... 89 56 46 60 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-0 E-3 SE-4 SE-4 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1300 2400 3500 3000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). E-0 E-4 E-5 E-5 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 8 15 25 22 LVORI................ 6 2 2 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...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.