FNUS72 KMFL 241557 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR SPLIT STRAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1057 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR SPLIT STRAND...NPS BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1055 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 EST ON DECEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PARTLY SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLLIER COUNTY. A BROAD RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND ALTHOUGH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR GROUND LEVEL...A MORE PRONOUNCED EASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DEPTH OF THE TRANSPORT LAYER. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS...AS THEY WILL SHOULD ONLY FALL TO BETWEEN 40-45 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT REQUEST...MAX 72. RH..................58 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 29. LVORI...............4. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 35 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 70 72 72 66 58 RH..............58 47 42 47 65 77 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3000 3000 2700 2700 1900 MIXNG WIND......NE 12 NE 12 NE 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 DISPERSION IDX..33 33 30 31 31 5 LVORI...........1 2 2 1 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....31 DECREASING TO 4. LVORI...............5. .CHRISTMAS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 22. LVORI...............5. $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN TURNBO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE $$ REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN TURNBO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE