FNUS72 KMFL 201210 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR LOX RIVER BURN, UNIT 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 810 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR LOX RIVER BURN UNIT 3...PALM BEACH COUNTY ENV. RESOURCES MGMT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 805 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM YESTERDAY. LIGHT NW SURFACE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NE BY LATE MORNING AND INCREASE IN SPEED WITH GUSTS OF 20-25MPH EXPECTED AT TIMES. MARINE STRATO CU AND FAST MOVING LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH CEILINGS AROUND 6000FT. TRANSPORT WINDS NEAR 15MPH OUT OF THE NE WILL CAUSE SW DISPERSION OF SMOKE TODAY...WITH DISPERSION INDICES CLIMBING TO NEARLY GENERALLY GOOD LEVELS BY EARLY AFTERNOON DURING PEAK MIXING. THIS WILL CAUSE SMOKE TO BLOW ACROSS HIGHWAY 706...THOUGH DO NOT HAVE AN EXACT FEEL FOR HOW SMOKE WILL DISPERSE BEFORE REACHING THIS ROADWAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............64. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28 INCREASING TO 39 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............2. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 60 60 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 TEMP............75 78 79 80 81 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 RH..............66 61 58 56 53 53 55 58 61 65 68 70 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..12 14 14 14 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 DISP IDX (LDSI).25 31 31 31 41 41 41 36 36 36 18 18 LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............68. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....16. LVORI...............4. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............69. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 TO 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....36 INCREASING TO 52 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 63 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 49 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............2. $$ FORECASTER...STRASSBERG REQUESTED BY...STEVEN PISANO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED $$ REQUESTED BY...STEVEN PISANO REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.