FNUS72 KMFL 090154
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE SABAL PALM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
954 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR SABAL PALM  WILDFIRE...FHP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
950 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH WILL GRADUALLY
BECOME CALM BY MIDNIGHT. THEN A WEAK DRAINAGE NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 MPH
OR LESS WIND FROM THE INTERIOR WILL PUSH ANY RESIDUAL SMOKE FROM THE
SABLE PALM WILDFIRE TO THE SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE COAST. THE SMOKE
PLUME WILL CROSS SR 951 SOUTH OF RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD AND ACROSS
THE TAMIAMI TRAIL FROM NAPLES MANOR TO POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTHEAST AS
THE COLLIER SEMINOLE STATE PARK. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE HIGH...90
PERCENT OR HIGHER AND PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............66.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3
                    TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....19 DECREASING TO 5 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............8.

TIME (EDT)      10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM   8 AM
SKY (%).........15     16     20     20     20     25
WEATHER COV.....              PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE  NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............78     75     73     70     69     72
RH..............60     68     75     83     89     82
20 FT WIND......W 2    S 2    E 2    E 2    SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2    S 2    E 2    E 2    SE 2   SE 2
EYE LVL WIND G..5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   900    300    300    300    1500
MIXNG WIND......W 5    S 5    E 5    E 5    SE 3   SE 3
DISP IDX (LDSI).19     8      2      2      2      9
LVORI...........6      8      9      9      9      7
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............72.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 24 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.

.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.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...ROTHFUSS
REQUESTED BY...LT. SAPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE

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REQUESTED BY...LT SAPP
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE