FNUS72 KMFL 091939 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE SABAL PALM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 339 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FNUS72 KMFL 091937 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR SABAL PALM...FHP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 337 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 EDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 11 TO 13 MPH THROUGH 6 PM BEFORE BEGINNING TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND SHIFT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 8 MPH BY 8 PM. BY 10 PM WINDS WILL BE CALM. BY 200 AM A LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND WILL OCCUR AT 5 MPH OR LESS BUT THIS WILL BRING SOME OF THE RESIDUAL SMOKE FROM SMOLDERING HOT SPOTS AROUND THE CONTAINED FIRE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE NAPLES METROPOLITAN AREA. SMOKE WILL CROSS THE TAMIAMI TRAIL POSSIBLY AS FAR SOUTHEAST AS THE COLLIER SEMINOLE STATE PARK NORTHWEST ALONG THE ROADWAY TO NAPLES ITSELF LATE TONIGHT. SOME PATCHY FOG WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE LOWEST VISIBILITY MOE TOWARD SUNRISE SUNDAY. LAST NIGHT THE LOWEST VISIBILITY REPORTED AT THE NAPLES AIRPORT WAS 3 MILES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............73. 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.......600-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............6. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........10 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE SMOKE SMOKE CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............84 81 78 75 72 70 RH..............68 74 84 90 95 98 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 4 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 W 4 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 EYE LVL WIND G..10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 600 600 600 600 MIXNG WIND......W 8 W 8 NE 5 E 3 E 3 E 3 DISP IDX (LDSI).3 3 2 2 2 1 LVORI...........3 3 5 7 7 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............73. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. $$ FORECASTER...ROTHFUSS REQUESTED BY...LT DARREN SAPP TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE $$ REQUESTED BY...LT. DARREN SAPP REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE