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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP PINES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
647 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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FNUS72 KMFL 081145
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP PINES...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
645 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON DECEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRETCH ACROSS
SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AND THEN SHIFT SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTH FLORIDA. THIS
WILL RESULT IN MINIMAL CHANCES FOR RAIN WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHEAST TRANSPORT WIND BY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. DISPERSION VALUES
WILL BE GENERALLY GOOD BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY BECOMING POOR
TONIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE BY
THE TIME OF THE PROPOSED BURN WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY AREAS OF FOG
DEVELOPING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............75.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 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 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 0 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO
                    13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....0 INCREASING TO 44.
LVORI...............7.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........60     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............70     78     83     85     81     75
RH..............97     85     77     72     79     90
20 FT WIND......NE 0   SE 5   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     10     5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 0   SE 5   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 2
EYE LVL WIND G..       10     15     15     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   3500   4000   4000   4000   2200
MIXNG WIND......NE 0   SE 8   SE 13  SE 13  SE 12  SE 5
DISP IDX (LDSI).0      35     46     46     41     2
LVORI...........10     4      3      3      3      7
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............72.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
LVORI...............9.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............76.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 9 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 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 54 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.

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FORECASTER...BRABANDER
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE SHEPPARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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