FNUS72 KMFL 221247 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON PT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 847 AM EDT TUE JUN 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON POINT...NPS BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 828 AM EDT TUE JUN 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JUNE 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE ATLANTIC WESTWARD ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE CARIBBEAN...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND AND FAIRLY STRONG EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY OCCUR BEFORE NOON WITH A CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...THAT MOST LIKELY WILL OCCUR WEST OF THE BURN AREA. THE ONLY CONCERN WITH THIS SCENARIO IS THAT AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM A THUNDERSTORM TO THE WEST MAY SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE WEST...ID SUCH OCCURS. THE STORMS THOUGH WILL MOVE QUITE RAPIDLY AND MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM. NO WEST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL OCCUR. FOG FORMATION WILL BE VERY LIMITED TONIGHT...IF AT ALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 57. LVORI...............4. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........35 35 50 50 50 35 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 93 94 92 89 87 RH..............58 51 50 53 57 62 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 6 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3 E 6 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3300 5000 5000 5000 3300 MIXNG WIND......E 6 E 12 E 15 E 15 E 16 E 14 DISPERSION IDX..23 36 57 57 57 37 LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 20 LAL.............2 2 3 3 3 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....57 DECREASING TO 4. LVORI...............5. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROTHFUSS REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN TURNBO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE $$ REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN TURNBO REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U