FNUS72 KMFL 031154
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFFMAN WF...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
754 AM EDT TUE AUG 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0745 EDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTH INTO THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK.
THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS OVER SOUTH FLORIDA BECOMING EASTERLY
AT THE FIRE SITE BY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
SPEEDS AT 10 MPH OR LESS. AMPLE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS BY LATER THIS
MORNING WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE POOR TO FAIR FOR MOST OF THE DAY WITH
GENERALLY GOOD POSSIBLY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 41 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 12 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     60     60     60     60
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............77     90     94     97     97     91
RH..............94     67     54     48     49     65
20 FT WIND......NE 1   NE 1   E 2    NE 2   NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 1   NE 1   E 2    NE 2   NE 2   NE 2
EYE LEVEL WIND..              5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   1800   3400   5500   5500   4500
MIXNG WIND......E 7    E 7    E 6    NE 9   NE 9   NE 3
DISPERSION IDX..16     16     25     41     41     12
LVORI...........8      3      2      2      1      2
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     50     50     50     50     50
LAL.............1      1      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 0 TO 3 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....12 DECREASING TO 1 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............6.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 0 TO 3 MPH.


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FORECASTER...BRABANDER
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN TURNBO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE