FNUS72 KMFL 051935
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE...EOC  HENDRY COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
335 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1520 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 4 OR
MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND 90 DEGREES WITH THE
DEW POINTS IN THE MID 50S DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BEFORE
THE TEMPERATURES SLOWLY COOL DOWN AND THE DEW POINTS SLOWLY CLIMB
UP. THIS WILL KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT
THROUGH 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...BEFORE CLIMBING ABOVE THE 35
PERCENT LEVEL. SO A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
WILDFIRE AREA UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

THE WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH WITH THE
TRANSPORT WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE TONIGHT ALONG WITH SOME LATE NIGHT PATCHY FOG. THE LDSI
FOR TONIGHT WILL BE BELOW 5 PERCENT WHICH IS IN THE VERY POOR
DISPERSION RANGE FOR TONIGHT.

THERE IS ALSO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WILDFIRE AREA
FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AS THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES SHOULD FALL DOWN INTO THE LOWER 30S FOR 4 OR MORE
CONSECUTIVE HOURS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH WITH THE TRANSPORT WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............60.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....37.
LVORI...............1.

TIME (EDT)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
SKY (%).........60     60     60     30     30     30
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............92     92     86     78     73     69
RH..............32     33     52     71     83     90
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 4   SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 4   SE 4   SE 4
EYE LVL WIND G..10     10     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....5500   3800   3800   2000   300    300
MIXNG WIND......SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   SE 7
DISP IDX (LDSI).41     32     32     3      3      3
LVORI...........1      1      3      3      5      6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............66.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............6.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............68.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 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........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 31 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

.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 IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BAXTER
REQUESTED BY...AMY HOWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE