FNUS72 KMFL 231305
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW START (WILDFIRE) BURN...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
905 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

DISCUSSION...MODERATE EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
BIG CYPRESS AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST THROUGH TODAY AND
TONIGHT. A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL BE
ENDING BY NOON WITH SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME EASTERLY AROUND NOON AND INCREASE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 25 MPH GRADUALLY VEERING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST BY MID
AFTERNOON. AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING, THE WIND WILL SLOWLY BACK TO
THE NORTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT AND DIMINISH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 9 AM EDT 03/23/09

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FORECAST FOR MONDAY
TIME(EDT)             9AM         NOON         3PM          6PM
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SKY.................. PTCLDY      PTCLDY       PTCLDY       PTCLDY
WX................... SHRA        SHRA         SHRA         SHRA
CHANCE OF PRECIP (%). 30          20           10           10
TEMP (F)............. 61          75           79           77
DEW PT (F)........... 55          56           56           57
RH (%)............... 82          52           45           49
20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-4        E-12G21      SE-15G23     E-12G19
MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1500        2500         3500         2500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). NE-13       E-20         E-24         E-20
LAL.................. 1           1            1            1
LDSI................. 23          44           62           45
LVORI................ 3           1            1            1

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OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY NIGHT
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SKY.....................PARTLY CLOUDY
WX..................... ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
POP(%)................. 20
MIN TEMPERATURE (F).... 58
MAX DEW PT (F)......... 57
MAX RH (%)............. 97
AVG 20FT WIND (MPH).... NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIN LDSI............... 3
MAX LVORI.............. 5
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OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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SKY/WX................. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE (F).... 81
MIN DEW PT (F)......... 59
MIN RH (%)............. 45
AVG 20FT WIND (MPH).... EAST WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
                        15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
AVG TRANS WIND (MPH)... EAST 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                        EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX LDSI............... 57
MIXING HGT (FT, AGL)...  4000

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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