FNUS72 KMFL 011342 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP FIRE RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 842 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON DECEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TODAY IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE...AS THE REGION WILL REMAIN DOMINATED BY A WEAKENING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF SOUTH FLORIDA. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE FLOW SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND. ALTHOUGH HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY...SUFFICIENT HEATING SHOULD OCCUR NEAR THE SURFACE TO ALLOW AFTERNOON RH TO DROP INTO THE 45-50 PERCENT RANGE...WITH GENERALLY GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION EXPECTED. SOME PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT CHANCES OF WIDESPREAD OR DENSE FOG ARE LOWER AS WINDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHEAST IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............64. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 31 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 54 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 39 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........20 20 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR 12 HR CHC PCPN. 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 HR CHC PCPN. 10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............73 80 84 82 76 71 RH..............67 56 46 50 65 79 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 E 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 E 5 EYE LVL WIND G..10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2700 4000 2800 2800 1700 MIXNG WIND......E 9 E 9 E 12 E 10 E 10 E 9 DISP IDX (LDSI).31 31 54 39 39 6 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 4 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............66. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....7. LVORI...............6. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84. RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............69. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. POP (12 HR).................30 PERCENT. POP (12 HR).................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....26 INCREASING TO 59. LVORI...............3. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED