FNUS72 KMFL 181434 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR HICO SLASH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 934 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR HICO SLASKH...NPS BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 932 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0030 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARD NORTH FLORIDA. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME SOUTH SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO THE INCREASED WINDS BUT DISPERSION WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED AS THE INCREASED TRANSPORT WINDS ENHANCE DISPERSION AND A GENERALLY GOOD INDEX IS EXPECTED. TONIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTH...POSSIBLY LEANING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AND WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY INLAND FROM THE COAST. THE SOUTHERLY WNDS THOUGH WILL BRING INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT AND SOME PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE INTERIOR...MAINLY NORTH OF THE TAMIAMI TRAIL. SOME SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL BUT RAINFALL MEAGER AT BEST. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 6 TO 8 PM WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY TOMORROW AND EARLY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............58. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 22 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....38 INCREASING TO 51 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............2. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............63 61 66 73 73 73 RH..............64 74 69 54 55 52 20 FT WIND......E 11 E 11 SE 13 S 14 S 14 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 11 E 11 SE 13 S 14 S 14 S 11 EYE LVL WIND G..20 20 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 2700 3000 3000 3000 MIXNG WIND......E 21 E 21 SE 22 SE 22 SE 22 S 20 DISP IDX (LDSI).38 38 50 54 54 47 LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............59. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....18. LVORI...............3. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............64. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....37 INCREASING TO 47 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............2. $$ FORECASTER...ROTHFUSS REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED $$ REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U