FNUS72 KMFL 221406 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART...FL. D.O.F. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 906 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON DECEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THICK MID AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY AFFECT TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN SITE ACROSS WESTERN COLLIER COUNTY...WITH THE CLOUD COVER EXPECTED TO LEAD TO COOL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE NEAR THE SURFACE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STILL DROP INTO THE 50-55 PERCENT RANGE. ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF SOUTH FLORIDA LATER TODAY...EXPECT GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH BOTH LOW- LEVEL AND TRANSPORT LAYER WINDS BECOMING MORE ESTABLISHED FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 5-10 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............54. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 32 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 50 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............57 61 68 70 65 59 RH..............72 67 57 56 65 83 20 FT WIND......N 4 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 4 EYE LVL WIND G..10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2400 2700 2700 2400 1500 MIXNG WIND......N 8 NE 10 NE 12 NE 12 NE 9 NE 7 DISP IDX (LDSI).14 29 34 34 29 17 LVORI...........5 3 1 1 3 4 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............55. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....17 DECREASING TO 5 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LVORI...............7. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............61. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....21 INCREASING TO 46 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .CHRISTMAS DAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...REFUGIO LECEA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED