FNUS72 KMFL 231033 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR XXXX...NPS BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 633 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS BEING BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION... THE WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHILE INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY AFTERNOON. A WEST COAST SEA BREEZE SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE WILDFIRE AREA AROUND 2 PM SWINGING THE WINDS QUICKLY TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THE WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING TO LESS THAN 5 MPH AND BECOMING NORTHEAST. THE WINDS WILL THEN REMAIN NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY TODAY INTO TONIGHT ALONG WITH SOME FOG EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT OVER THE WILDFIRE BURN AREA. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD FALL DOWN TO 35 PERCENT AROUND 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO FALL DOWN TO 27% AROUND 4 PM. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL THEN INCREASE ABOVE 35 PERCENT BY 6 PM THIS EVENING. THE WINDS ON FRIDAY WILL BE EASTERLY DIRECTION OVER THE BURN AREA...DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH ON FRIDAY AT THE 20 FOOT WINDS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ABLE TO FALL TO CLOSE TO THE 35 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SO THERE MIGHT BE A NEED FOR A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE WILDFIRE ON FRIDAY FROM THE AFTERNOON FOLKS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............61. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 61 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........11 14 16 19 21 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 WEATHER COV.....PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............63 70 75 79 82 85 86 87 86 85 82 79 RH..............90 72 59 47 40 34 30 28 27 29 43 49 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE S S S W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S W W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 DISP IDX (LDSI).17 17 17 46 46 46 61 61 61 51 51 51 LVORI...........5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............66. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....32 DECREASING TO 2. LVORI...............7. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............59. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....20 INCREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 72 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BAXTER/ROTHFUSS REQUESTED BY...GEORGE SHEPPARD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE