FNUS72 KMFL 262328
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAKOTA FIRE...FL. D.O.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
628 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1900 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AT THE FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS THEN BECOME NEARLY CALM FOR MUCH OF THE
NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LITTLE TO NO SMOKE DISPERSION AND SMOKE
WILL TEND TO SETTLE TOWARDS THE GROUND AS A RESULT WHEN COMBINED
WITH NO MIXING. THIS COULD CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY ON ROADS
IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE FIRE...HOWEVER NO FOG IS ANTICIPATED
TONIGHT DUE TO THE COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS.


SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........10     10     20     20     27     55
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
12 HR CHC PCPN. 10     10     10     10     10     10
 6 HR CHC PCPN. 10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............53     47     43     39     38     37
RH..............46     59     69     78     82     85
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 3   N 2    NW 0   NW 0   N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5                    5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 3   NW 3   N 2    NW 0   NW 0   N 3
EYE LVL WIND G..5      5      5                    5
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   1400   300    200    200    500
MIXNG WIND......W 7    W 7    W 6    W 3    W 3    W 0
DISP IDX (LDSI).3      3      2      2      2      0
LVORI...........2      2      3      5      5      6
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 0 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
LVORI...............4.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............46.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
POP (12 HR).................70 PERCENT.
POP (12 HR).................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 1 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 31 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 54 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

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FORECASTER...STRASSBERG
REQUESTED BY...TERRI NALES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE