FNUS72 KMFL 261044 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR BOOTLACES...FISH & WILDLIFE COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 644 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST DURING THE MORNING BEFORE BECOMING SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE WILDFIRE THIS AFTERNOON WITH ABRUPT WIND CHANGES POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR ANY STORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............75. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 44 IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 37 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............2. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........50 53 63 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 TEMP............79 89 93 91 91 89 RH..............79 59 52 58 58 64 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 SE 4 SW 5 SW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 NE 2 SE 4 SW 5 SW 5 NW 4 EYE LVL WIND G..5 5 5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2700 5000 5000 5000 4500 MIXNG WIND......NE 5 NE 5 SE 7 SW 8 SW 8 NW 7 DISP IDX (LDSI).14 14 40 48 48 37 LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 LAL.............2 2 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............75. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............6. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............74. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 31 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............2. $$ FORECASTER...GREGORIA REQUESTED BY...JON WALLACE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE