FNUS72 KMFL 051314 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR PICAYUNE STATE FOREST BURN...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 814 AM EST THU NOV 5 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISCUSSION...A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HURRICANE IDA IN THE SOUTHWEST CARIBBEAN ALONG WITH THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM INCREASES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND IN TURN THE LOW LEVEL AND TRANSPORT WINDS. NORTHEAST 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE 8-10 MPH AT THE FIRE SITE WITH WIND GUSTS TO THE MID TEENS AND THEN DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS MAY INCREASE DURING THE DAY AGAIN FRIDAY. THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING WITH DECREASING CHANCES BY THIS AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER THE AREA WITH THE BUILDING RIDGE TO THE NORTH. WITH TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASING...DISPERSION WILL BE VERY GOOD TODAY AND FRIDAY DECREASING TO GOOD TONIGHT. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 9 AM EST 11/05/09 ___________________________________________________________________ FORECAST FOR THURSDAY TIME(EST) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY.................. PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY WX................... SHRA NO WX NO WX NO WX CHANCE OF PRECIP (%). 20 20 20 20 TEMP (F)............. 76 83 85 77 DEW PT (F)........... 65 64 63 62 RH (%)............... 70 52 48 60 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... N-4 NE-8 NE-9G14 NE-9G14 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 2300 4000 4500 3200 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). N-6 NE-13 NE-16 NE-13 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 20 52 64 48 LVORI................ 4 1 1 1 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY NIGHT TIME(EST) 9PM 12AM 3AM 6AM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... MOCLR MOCLR MOCLR MOCLR TEMP (F)............. 70 66 62 61 DEW PT (F)........... 61 59 57 56 RH (%)............... 72 77 84 83 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-8 NE-8G13 NE-8G13 NE-6G13 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 28 8 9 8 LVORI................ 3 3 4 4 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON TIME(EST) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... MOCLR MOCLR MOCLR MOCLR TEMP (F)............. 72 81 83 75 DEW PT (F)........... 56 56 57 56 RH (%)............... 57 43 41 52 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NE-8G13 NE-12G19 NE-14G25 NE-13G23 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 2100 3500 4000 3500 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). NE-11 NE-18 NE-21 NE-19 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 30 51 63 53 LVORI................ 3 1 1 1 NO WX = NO WEATHER MOCLR = MOSTLY CLEAR SHRA = SHOWERS PTCLDY = PARTLY CLOUDY TSRA = THUNDERSTORMS MOCLDY = MOSTLY CLOUDY CLR = CLEAR CLDY = CLOUDY $$