FNUS72 KMFL 091214 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR C-7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 814 AM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR C-7...FISH & WILDLIFE COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 811 AM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRETCH ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW A SEA BREEZE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST BY LATE THIS MORNING AND PUSH INLAND. THE LIGHT GRADIENT WILL ALLOW FOR THE SEA BREEZE TO PUSH WELL INLAND AND REACH THE FIRE SITE BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL IN TURN INCREASE THE TRANSPORT WIND AND BOOSTING THE DISPERSION FROM POOR TO FAIR THIS MORNING TO GENERALLY GOOD BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SEA BREEZE WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF ACTIVITY AT THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 58. LVORI...............6. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........29 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 92 94 92 89 84 RH..............66 52 49 53 59 71 20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 2 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 SE 2 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 5000 5000 5000 4500 2400 MIXNG WIND......E 2 SE 5 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 W 8 DISPERSION IDX..9 24 60 60 55 3 LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.............1 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....55 DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............6. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...BRABANDER REQUESTED BY...JAY MICKEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. DEPT $$ REQUESTED BY...JAY MICKEY REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U