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SPOT FORECAST FOR C-51...FISH & WILDLIFE COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
853 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE ATLANTIC OFF OF THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. TODAY. AS THIS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FURTHER SOUTH...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA DECREASES BUT WINDS WILL STILL
BE RESPECTABLE TODAY. THE CURRENT LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TO EAST BY 1100 AM AND INCREASE TO 10-12 MPH
SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH FROM NOON UNTIL ABOUT 5 PM BEFORE
DECREASING AND SHIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND BECOMING NEAR CALM
BY 10 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH A MINIMUM AROUND 40 PERCENT AT
PEAK HEATING AROUND 2 TO 3 PM. NO WIDESPREAD FOG EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT
MAY OCCUR IN THE DEEPER DRAINAGES.

LITTLE CHANGE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY-WISE SATURDAY BUT WINDS WILL
BE LIGHTER AND SLOWLY BECOMING MORE SOUTHEAST.

VERY GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............62.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
POP (12 HR).........10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....23 INCREASING TO 78.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     50     50     50     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
12 HR CHC PCPN. 10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............79     84     84     85     80     72
RH..............69     44     39     43     53     69
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 7   E 10   E 10   E 7    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     15     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 7   NE 7   E 10   E 10   E 7    E 4
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     20     20     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   3100   4500   4500   4500   2500
MIXNG WIND......NE 17  NE 17  E 20   E 20   E 15   E 8
DISP IDX (LDSI).66     66     77     79     79     4
LVORI...........3      1      1      1      1      3
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............60.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
POP (12 HR).........10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............6.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............65.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
POP (12 HR).........30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 66 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 53 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

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FORECASTER...ROTHRUSS
REQUESTED BY...JAY MICKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED