FNUS72 KMFL 141230
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNK...HENDRY COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
830 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0830 EDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE ATLANTIC
EAST OF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL KEEP SOUTH FLORIDA IN A GENERAL
EASTERLY WIND FLOW PATTERN THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS TODAY, MUCH
LIKE YESTERDAY, WILL BE TOO STRONG TO ALLOW ANY SEA BREEZE TO PUSH
ANY FARTHER INLAND THAN THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL MOVE
INTO THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE BY MID DAY AND BECOME GUSTY. WITH THE
HIGHER WIND SPEEDS MAX AFTERNOON DISPERSION VALUES WILL BECOME
VERY GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............66.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
POP (12 HR).........10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41 INCREASING TO 61 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 72 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     30     30     30     30
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
12 HR CHC PCPN. 10     10     10     10     10     10
TEMP............75     83     90     92     93     90
RH..............90     60     48     41     41     48
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 9    E 9    E 9    E 10   E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 8    E 9    E 9    E 9    E 10   E 10
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     15     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   4100   4100   6000   6000   4200
MIXNG WIND......E 16   E 17   E 17   E 18   E 20   E 20
DISP IDX (LDSI).41     61     61     72     72     55
LVORI...........3      3      1      1      1      1
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............67.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
POP (12 HR).........10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............6.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............68.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
POP (12 HR).........30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....24 INCREASING TO 63 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 101 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...HENDRY CO EOC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE