FNUS72 KMFL 222227
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPLIT STRAND WF...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
527 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1300 EST ON DECEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY WINDS, AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
INTO THE BURN AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON, WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND
PERSIST OVERNIGHT AT 3 TO 5 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 10 MPH. THE
WIND SHOULD KEEP ANY FOG FROM DEVELOPING.

WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT
5 TO 8 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 15 MPH. AT THIS TIME, NO PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED



.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........50  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............70  69  68  66  65  64  63  61  60  59  58  56
RH..............57  59  61  65  68  70  72  78  81  83  86  93
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
MIXNG WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6
DISPERSION IDX..32  18  18  18  3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
LVORI...........1   2   2   2   3   3   3   5   5   5   6   6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 32.
LVORI...............4.

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FORECASTER...ROTHFUSS
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN LOGIUDICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE