FNUS72 KMFL 251244 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 844 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP FIRE BURN...GEORGE SHEPPARD, NPS...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 644 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISCUSSION...A LARGE RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY, AND THIS WILL LAST WELL INTO THE FIRST PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH THIS WIND FLOW WILL GRADUALLY MOISTEN THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90F THIS AFTERNOON TO RESULT IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH AROUND 35 PERCENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE. THIS, COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WINDS WELL IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH, HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF COLLIER COUNTY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SUSTAINED EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE MORNING, BEFORE INCREASING INTO THE 15-20 MPH RANGE. THIS WILL LEAD TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH WINDS OVERNIGHT ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO PREVENT A THREAT FOR FOG FORMATION. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 700 AM EDT 04/25/09 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ___________________________________________________________________ FORECAST FOR SATURDAY TIME(EDT) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY.................. PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY WX................... NO WX NO WX NO WX CHANCE OF PRECIP (%). 5 5 5 5 TEMP (F)............. 72 84 89 86 DEW PT (F)........... 61 62 61 62 RH (%)............... 71 47 39 46 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... E-6 E-9 E-10G16 E-9G14 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 3000 4000 4500 2600 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). E-14 E-14 E-20 E-17 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 56 69 82 47 LVORI................ 3 1 1 1 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY NIGHT TIME(EDT) 9PM 12AM 3AM 6AM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY.................. PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY WX................... SHRA SHRA SHRA SHRA CHANCE OF PRECIP (%). 10 10 10 10 TEMP (F)............. 76 70 66 63 DEW PT (F)........... 63 63 63 63 RH (%)............... 63 78 90 99 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... E-8 E-6 E-5 E-5 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 12 12 6 6 LVORI................ 2 4 5 8 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON TIME(EDT) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY TEMP (F)............. 73 84 89 86 DEW PT (F)........... 64 64 63 64 RH (%)............... 73 50 43 48 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... E-6G11 E-9G14 E-10G17 E-9 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 3000 4000 4500 2600 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). E-16 E-16 E-23 E-23 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 60 60 79 47 LVORI................ 3 1 1 1 NO WX = NO WEATHER MOCLR = MOSTLY CLEAR SHRA = SHOWERS PTCLDY = PARTLY CLOUDY TSRA = THUNDERSTORMS MOCLDY = MOSTLY CLOUDY CLR = CLEAR CLDY = CLOUDY $$ REQUESTED BY...GEORGE SHEPPARD REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE