FNUS72 KMFL 270955 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR CORBETT BA 217...FWC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 555 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF AN UPPER TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. AS A RESULT, THE AREA WILL BE UNDER A SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW ALOFT. WITH AMPLE HEATING, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM TO THE SOUTHWEST OFTHE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA AFTER 2 PM. WINDS WILL BE A LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH WHICH WILL BE THE GRADIENT FLOW. BUT A LAKE BREEZE WILL ENHANCE THIS AND WINDS COULD REACH 10 MPH. SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT RAIN GUAGES INDICATE THAT RAINFALL RANGED FROM .08 TO .15 SINCE 7 AM TUESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............73. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0900...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 28 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........20 39 64 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 TEMP............78 83 88 82 79 76 RH..............79 68 57 72 80 87 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 4 SW 4 SE 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 1 SW 4 SW 4 SE 6 S 5 S 5 EYE LVL WIND G.. 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 4500 4500 4000 3100 3100 MIXNG WIND......SW 3 SW 8 SW 8 SE 12 S 9 S 9 DISP IDX (LDSI).15 31 31 31 25 25 LVORI...........4 1 1 3 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 LAL.............2 2 2 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............71. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....11 DECREASING TO 2 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LVORI...............7. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............73. 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......60 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 30 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. $$ FORECASTER...ROTHRUSS REQUESTED BY...JIM SCHUETTE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE