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SPOT FORECAST FOR COPELAND RX BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
834 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

DISCUSSION...PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
WARM INTO THE MID 70S. DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 40S
BEFORE MODIFYING BY EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING RH'S DOWN TO
NEAR 35 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY AND RATHER LIGHT. THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE,
WITH WINDS TURNING TO SOUTHWESTERLY, IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN
SITE NOT UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY...LIKELY BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM. SO A
BRIEF TURN OF THE WINDS IS EXPECTED THEN UNTIL 5 OR 6 PM AT WHICH
TIME WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE NORTH. PATCHY FOG IS
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME CALM UNDER A CLEAR SKY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 AM EST 01/24/09

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FORECAST FOR SATURDAY
TIME(EST)             9AM         NOON         3PM          6PM
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SKY/WX............... MOCLR       MOCLR        PTCLDY       PTCLDY
TEMP (F)............. 53          70           76           70
DEW PT (F)........... 45          46           46           50
RH (%)............... 75          42           35           49
20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-0        NE-4         NE-3         N-2G8
MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1200        2100         3000         3000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). E-0         SE-8         SW-4         W-4
LAL.................. 1           1            1            1
LDSI................. 9           18           30           28
LVORI................ 6           3            2            2

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OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
TIME(EST)             9PM         12AM         3AM          6AM

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SKY/WX............... MOCLR       MOCLR        MOCLR        MOCLR
TEMP (F)............. 58          53           53           51
DEW PT (F)........... 49          49           49           49
RH (%)............... 71          86           86           94
20 FT WIND (MPH)..... W-1         NW-0         NW-0         NE-0
LAL.................. 1           1            1            1
LDSI................. 4           3            3            3
LVORI................ 3           6            6            8
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OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
TIME(EST)             9AM         NOON         3PM          6PM
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SKY/WX............... PTCLDY      PTCLDY       PTCLDY       PTCLDY
TEMP (F)............. 56          72           77           72
DEW PT (F)........... 53          58           57           57
RH (%)............... 89          61           49           60
20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-0        E-3          SE-5         S-4G9
MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1300        2400         3500         3500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). E-0         E-6          SE-8         E-6
LAL.................. 1           1            1            1
LDSI................. 10          21           33           26
LVORI................ 6           3            1            2

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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