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SPOT FORECAST FOR BR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
919 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR BR...STFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
918 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 EST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER
FEATURE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...AND THIS
WILL CONTINUE TO USHER A COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR MASS INTO THE
REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL RAPIDLY AS TEMPERATURES
WARM THROUGH LATE MORNING...WITH AFTERNOON READINGS POSSIBLY
FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. DUE TO STRONG TRANSPORT LAYER
WINDS...GENERALLY GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION IS ANTICIPATED TODAY...
WITH THE SMOKE PLUME TRAVELING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. GIVEN THE
DRY AIR MASS OVER THE REGION...THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO THREAT FOR
FOG DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............48.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9
                    MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
POP (12 HR).................0 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300-2400
                    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38 INCREASING TO 53 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........30     20     20     20     20     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
12 HR CHC PCPN. 0      0      0      0      0      0
 6 HR CHC PCPN. 0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............52     58     61     62     61     55
RH..............97     65     45     30     35     60
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 7   NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7   NW 7   NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   NW 5
EYE LVL WIND G..15     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   1800   2400   2400   2200   2200
MIXNG WIND......NW 23  NW 22  NW 22  NW 20  NW 20  NW 20
DISP IDX (LDSI).38     50     55     55     55     55
LVORI...........4      1      1      1      1      3
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............39.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
POP (12 HR).................0 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............38.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
POP (12 HR).................0 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....21 INCREASING TO 30 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...LEROY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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REQUESTED BY...LEROY
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A
FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.