FNUS72 KMFL 052100
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
500 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP FIRE...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
500 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2045 EDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF COLLIER COUNTY FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS
OF BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE HAS PUSHED TO THE WILDFIRE AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SEA BREEZE SHOULD DISSIPATE DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS ALLOWING FOR THE WINDS TO SWING FROM A SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST DIRECTION BACK TO A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION LATE THIS
EVENING AND BECOMING CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE LDSI WILL ALSO FALL
DOWN TO AROUND 3 TONIGHT OVER THE WILDFIRE AREA ALLOWING FOR SMOKE
AND FOG TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE LVORI WILL ALSO GET UP TO AROUND 9 LATE TONIGHT OVER THE BURN
AREA.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............64.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 4 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............9.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........30     30     30     30     30     30
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD        PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............80     76     71     69     66     64
RH..............57     74     82     86     96     100
20 FT WIND......S 3    SE 3   SE 2   E 2    E 2    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3    SE 3   SE 3   E 3    E 3    E 3
EYE LVL WIND G..5      5      3      2      1      1
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   300    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......S 6    SE 6   SE 4   E 3    E 3    E 3
DISP IDX (LDSI).3      3      3      3      3      3
LVORI...........3      4      4      9      9      9
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............68.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 31 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT
WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BAXTER
REQUESTED BY...BLA HARRINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE

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REQUESTED BY...GEORGE SHEPPARD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE