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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOSTMANS RCWS RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
836 AM EST WED NOV 18 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOSTMANS RCWS RX...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
835 AM EST WED NOV 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND NEAR CALM WINDS EARLY THIS
MORNING
WILL GIVE WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS AGAIN FOR THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PREVAIL OUT OF THE NORTH ONLY NEAR 5 MPH AGAIN
TODAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS
WILL LEAD TO POOR TO FAIR DISPERSION AT THE BURN SITE TODAY. NO RAIN
IS EXPECTED. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS WILL MIX DOWN
TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN LOWER RH S COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY...WITH MIN RH S EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 40 TO 45 PERCENT.
PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NEAR CALM AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............62.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 28 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     50     50     50     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
12 HR CHC PCPN. 10     10     10     10     10     10
 6 HR CHC PCPN. 10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............77     82     85     82     77     72
RH..............55     45     41     49     60     73
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 4   NE 4   NE 3   NE 3   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4   NE 4   NE 4   NE 3   NE 3   NE 2
EYE LVL WIND G..5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   3500   4000   3500   3500   1900
MIXNG WIND......NE 7   NE 7   NE 7   NE 6   NE 6   NE 5
DISP IDX (LDSI).29     29     30     25     25     14
LVORI...........2      2      1      2      2      3
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............64.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14 DECREASING TO 2 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............7.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............66.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....19 INCREASING TO 39 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 32 LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.

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FORECASTER...GREGORIA
REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U