FNUS72 KMFL 251245 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR HP WILLIAMS...NPS BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 845 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 EDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PUSH EAST ACROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS BEFORE THE SEA BREEZE WILL BE FROM THE NORTH LESS THAN 5 MPH SWINGING TO A WEST DIRECTION BEHIND THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE WITH SPEEDS OF 5 TO 8 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE TODAY WHICH WILL AFFECT THE BURN SITE MAINLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME PATCHY FOG LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE BURN AREA DUE TO LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO FALL DOWN TO AROUND 50 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RECOVERING BACK INTO THE 50S TO AROUND 60 FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. DEW POINT............69. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP (12 HR).........30 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 47. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM 12 HR CHC PCPN. 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 TEMP............81 84 86 87 88 88 88 87 86 84 83 80 RH..............74 65 59 55 52 50 52 53 57 61 67 76 20 FT WIND DIR..E N N N W W W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..0 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.E N N N W W W W W W NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.0 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE N N N NW NW NW N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..2 8 8 8 13 13 13 13 9 9 9 5 DISP IDX (LDSI).9 39 39 39 49 49 49 49 44 44 44 2 LVORI...........4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 LAL.............2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............68. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. POP (12 HR).........30 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............7. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............69. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. POP (12 HR).........20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 48 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 59 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 47 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. $$ FORECASTER...BAXTER REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED