FNUS72 KMFL 151239
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIKEE FRANK CAVIN...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
839 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE...NOW CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS
...HAS SHIFTED A LITTLE SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT WEAKENING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT A LITTLE AS COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY. STILL...SURFACE/20 FOOT
WINDS TODAY WILL BE EASTERLY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 11-14 MPH
WITH GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS LATE THIS MORNING INCREASING TO THE
MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING.

DISPERSION WILL BE IN THE HIGH RANGE OF THE GENERALLY GOOD CATEGORY
TODAY.

NO FOG IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............58.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
POP (12 HR).........10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....28 INCREASING TO 58 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........75     75     75     75     75     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
12 HR CHC PCPN. 10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............76     80     83     80     77     75
RH..............53     47     42     47     51     56
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 8    E 11   E 11   E 10   E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     25     25     20     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5   E 8    E 11   E 11   E 10   E 8
EYE LVL WND GST.10     15     25     25     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   3500   4000   4000   3500   2100
MIXNG WIND......NE 10  E 16   E 23   E 23   E 21   E 15
DISP IDX (LDSI).28     57     62     62     54     20
LVORI...........2      1      1      1      1      2
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............59.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
POP (12 HR).........10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....20 DECREASING TO 6 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............59.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
POP (12 HR).........10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 44 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

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FORECASTER...ROTHFUSS
REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED