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SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON 13 RX DAY 4 PM...BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
446 PM EST TUE JAN 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1655 EST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GLADES, HENDRY, COLLIER, MAINLAND MONROE,
INLAND PALM BEACH, INLAND BROWARD, AND INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES
FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE OF RELATIVE HUMIDIFIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE WILL MOVE SOUTH AND OFF THE
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL
BRING MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO SOUTH FLORIDA WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN RH'S BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR LONG DURATION OVER THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA
WEDNESDAY. FOR THIS REASON...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR ALL BUT THE EAST COAST METROPOLITAN AREAS FOR
WEDNESDAY. CRITICAL RH'S ARE ALSO FORECAST TO FALL BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS THURSDAY OVER WESTERN AREAS. RH'S WILL THEN
BE ON THE INCREASE ON FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...RESULTING
IN GENERALLY GOOD DISPERSION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EST)      4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM
SKY (%).........50     50     53     63     70     70
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC                AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............82     73     62     58     55     54
RH..............56     93     100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......S  3   NE 2   NE 2   N 2    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7      5      5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..S  4   NE 2   NE 2   N 2    N 2    N 2
EYE LEVEL WIND..7      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   3500   1900   300    500    500
MIXNG WIND......N 6    N 6    N 2    N 5    NW 9   NW 9
DISPERSION IDX..23     23     1      2      6      6
LVORI...........2      5      5      7      7      6
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23 DECREASING TO 4.
LVORI...............5.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 38 IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.

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FORECASTER...RADER
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN LOGIUDICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED