FNUS72 KMFL 081957 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR SABAL PALM WILDFIRE...COLLIER COUNTY EOC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 357 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1500 EDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NO PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE WINDS. THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE HAS MOVED INLAND WELL INLAND AWAY FROM THE FIRE. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH...BECOMING WEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH 6 PM. A NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH 8 TO 9 PM THEN BECOMING CALM. A LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS AFTER 10 PM. WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR CALM OVERNIGHT TO A LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW OVERNIGHT WITH A SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH FLOW DEVELOPING SATURDAY MORNING AFTER SUNRISE. BY 10 AM THE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY NEAR 10 MPH BEFORE SHIFTING AGAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST AS THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE REDEVELOPS AROUND NOON WITH 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH. COLLIER COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS A RED FLAG WARNING THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY BUT THIS IS FOR AREAS WELL INLAND FROM THE FIRE. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............70. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. MIXING WINDS........ DISPERSION INDEX....MISSING. LVORI...............MISSING. TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM SKY (%)......... 10 10 10 10 10 13 14 15 15 16 17 20 WEATHER COV..... NONE WEATHER TYPE.... NONE CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............87 86 85 84 82 81 80 79 77 76 74 73 RH..............50 49 55 61 67 70 74 75 80 85 88 91 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W NW NW NW C E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 8 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 12 12 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W W W NW NW NW NE E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.14 12 10 10 8 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE S S SW SW W W E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 5 DISP IDX (LDSI).40 40 35 35 12 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 LVORI...........1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............71. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....3. LVORI...............6. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............73. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 29 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...ROTHRUSS REQUESTED BY...RICK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE