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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH 41 KIRBY RX...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
933 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL MOVE INTO THE
ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY ROTATE FROM
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING TO ALMOST DUE EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE FIRE
AREA WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. LITTLE
IF ANY CLOUD COVER CAN BE EXPECTED.

DUE TO COOLER MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...VERY STABLE AIR ALOFT...AND MODERATE
TRANSPORT WINDS...MIXING HEIGHTS A LITTLE LOWER BUT DISPERSION WILL BE
GENERALLY GOOD AS VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 50.

DUE TO THE LOW DEW POINTS...EVEN WITH EASTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING
IN SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURES FALL THIS EVENING...NO FOG IS
EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............53.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32 INCREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     20     50     50     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............52     57     65     69     71     70
RH..............86     82     65     53     48     48
20 FT WIND......NE 9   NE 9   NE 8   E 8    E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 9   NE 9   NE 8   E 8    E 8    E 8
EYE LVL WIND G..15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   2700   3000   3000   3000
MIXNG WIND......NE 16  NE 16  NE 16  E 16   E 16   E 15
DISP IDX (LDSI).32     32     47     52     52     49
LVORI...........4      4      1      1      1      1
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............53.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15.
LVORI...............4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............58.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....29 INCREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 55 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROTHFUSS
REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED