FNUS72 KMFL 161845 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR OSCEOLA FIRE BURN...SEMINOLE AGENCY / J MCDANIEL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 245 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR THE BURN AREA FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35% FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS... DISCUSSION... A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS HAS WORKED INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT. DEW POINTS HAVE EVEN FALLEN INTO THE UPPER 30S IN A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON WHILE TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S. AS SUNSET APPROACHES TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE AND MOISTURE WILL WORK ACROSS THE PENINSULA FROM THE ATLANTIC BRINGING TO AN END THE RED FLAG WARNING. DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH ON FRIDAY THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 230 PM EDT 04/16/09 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ___________________________________________________________________ FORECAST FOR THURSDAY TIME(EDT) 3PM 6PM 9PM 12AM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY.................. PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLR MOCLR WX................... SHRA SHRA NO WX NO WX CHANCE OF PRECIP (%). 10 10 5 5 TEMP (F)............. 85 83 73 67 DEW PT (F)........... 54 56 62 61 RH (%)............... 34 40 68 82 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NW-4 N-6G12 NE-8G14 NE-8G14 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 4500 4000 2400 700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). NW-6 N-11 NE-14 NE-14 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 35 56 10 10 LVORI................ 1 1 3 4 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY NIGHT TIME(EDT) 3AM 6AM 9AM NOON ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... MOCLR MOCLR PTCLDY PTCLDY TEMP (F)............. 63 59 66 77 DEW PT (F)........... 60 58 62 60 RH (%)............... 90 96 88 57 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-6G11 NE-8 NE-8G13 NE-8G13 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 6 7 25 48 LVORI................ 6 6 4 1 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON TIME(EDT) 3PM 6PM 9PM 12AM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY TEMP (F)............. 83 81 73 68 DEW PT (F)........... 58 60 63 62 RH (%)............... 43 48 70 82 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-9G14 NE-8G13 NE-8 NE-5G10 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 4000 4000 2400 700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). NE-17 NE-14 NE-11 NE-8 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 64 56 7 4 LVORI................ 1 1 3 5 NO WX = NO WEATHER MOCLR = MOSTLY CLEAR SHRA = SHOWERS PTCLDY = PARTLY CLOUDY TSRA = THUNDERSTORMS MOCLDY = MOSTLY CLOUDY CLR = CLEAR CLDY = CLOUDY $$