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SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON 13 PM...BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVERACOON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
452 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 EST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ALL BUT
THE IMMEDIATE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST FOR RH'S BELOW 35 PERCENT
ALONG WITH 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GLADES, HENDRY, AND COLLIER COUNTIES
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE POTENTIAL OF RH'S BELOW

.DISCUSSION...MODIFIED ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE
INTO FLORIDA FROM THE NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...RESULTING
IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED COOL TEMPERATURES.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 35 PERCENT
OVER MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER
GLADES, HENDRY, AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR LONG DURATION.
THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.
POOR TO FAIR DISPERSION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48 DECREASING TO 30 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EST)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT
SKY (%).........20     20     20     16     11     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     60     54     45     45     44
RH..............31     34     44     51     49     49
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 6    N 6    N 4    N 3    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8    N 6    N 6    N 4    N 3    N 3
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   2200   2200   500    500    500
MIXNG WIND......N 17   N 12   N 12   N 7    N 6    N 6
DISPERSION IDX..48     30     30     3      2      2
LVORI...........1      2      2      2      2      2
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............3.

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