FNUS72 KMFL 221258
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 51...FLORIDA PANTHER NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
758 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AHEAD OF A SLOWLY ADVANCING FRONT
ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY EVEN A
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWARD TODAY
BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFUSE AND WEAKEN EVEN MORE TONIGHT
AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. ON SATURDAY, THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO DISSIPATE AS EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW RETURNS TO THE AREA.
AREAS OF VERY DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MAINLAND
SOUTH FLORIDA AGAIN TONIGHT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............69.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
POP (12 HR).................30 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 29 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 45 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........60     60     60     60     60     60
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
12 HR CHC PCPN. 30     30     30     30     30     30
 6 HR CHC PCPN. 30     30     30     30     30     30
TEMP............67     75     80     82     82     78
RH..............100    82     69     65     65     71
20 FT WIND......SW 4   SW 6   SW 6   SW 7   W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4   SW 6   SW 6   SW 7   W 6    W 6
EYE LVL WIND G..10     10     10     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3000   3000   4000   4000   4000
MIXNG WIND......SW 7   SW 13  SW 13  SW 16  W 13   W 13
DISP IDX (LDSI).13     29     29     45     33     33
LVORI...........5      3      3      1      3      3
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............68.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............8.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............68.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 36.
LVORI...............5.

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FORECASTER...PFOST
REQUESTED BY...KIM ERNSTROM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED