FNUS72 KMFL 251033 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR C-1 AND C-2 RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 633 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST. AS THIS HAPPENS, WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST ALL AREAS TODAY AND WILL BECOME SOUTH TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WINDS IN THE MIXING LAYER POSSIBLE. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO REALLY INCREASE AND THICKEN TONIGHT...AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND DRAW MORE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA. SOME SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AREA WIDE AS THIS HAPPENS BUT MOST WILL BE LIGHT. LATEST COMPUTER MODEL FORECASTS INDICATE THAT THESE SHOWERS WILL BE ISOLATED ENOUGH TO POTENTIALLY LEAD TO PATCHY FOG FORMATION TONIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER INTERIOR AREAS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BLOW THE SMOKE TO THE NORTH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON FRIDAY LEADING TO INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS SOUTHWEST TO WEST TRANSPORT WINDS AND DISPERSION INDICES INCREASE. DISPERSION LEVELS TODAY WILL BE FAIR EXCEPT GENERALLY GOOD NORTH INTERIOR, GOOD TO VERY GOOD TONIGHT AND VERY GOOD ALL AREAS FRIDAY. EXPECT A QUARTER TO A THIRD INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............67. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. POP (12 HR).........10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....18 INCREASING TO 59. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........50 60 60 60 60 70 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR 12 HR CHC PCPN. 10 10 10 10 10 30 TEMP............67 77 81 83 81 77 RH..............82 62 54 52 58 75 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 7 S 6 S 6 S 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3 SE 7 S 6 S 6 S 8 S 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2800 4000 4000 4000 2800 MIXNG WIND......SE 9 SE 10 S 13 S 13 S 16 S 18 DISP IDX (LDSI).18 33 47 47 59 24 LVORI...........4 1 1 1 1 3 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............69. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. POP (12 HR).........30 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....24 DECREASING TO 10 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LVORI...............5. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............69. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. POP (12 HR).........30 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0900...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....26 INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 65 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. $$ FORECASTER...RADER REQUESTED BY...KIM ERNSTROM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED