FNUS72 KMFL 142241 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR RACOON 10 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 641 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR RACOON 10...FHP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 614 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1800 EDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY...ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EVEN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS MOISTURE INCREASE. ALTHOUGH FOG IS NOT EXPECTED...PATCHY GROUND FOG NEAR SUNRISE CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............74. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6. LVORI...............6. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........50 50 51 56 61 66 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 TEMP............83 78 77 76 76 76 RH..............71 85 89 92 94 95 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3 E 3 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 EYE LVL WIND G..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2500 500 500 500 500 MIXNG WIND......E 12 E 12 E 9 E 7 E 7 E 6 DISP IDX (LDSI).8 8 6 5 5 4 LVORI...........4 4 6 6 6 8 LAL.............2 2 2 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............74. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. LAL.................4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 59. LVORI...............3. $$ FORECASTER...GREGORIA REQUESTED BY...LT SAPP TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE $$ REQUESTED BY...LT. SAPP REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.