FNUS72 KMFL 170153 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR SANCTUARY SMOKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 853 PM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR SANCTUARY SMOKE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 852 PM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2000 EST ON JANUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL APPROACH THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE PENINSULA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HAS RESULTED IN RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO SETTLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT EAST LOW LEVEL AND TRANSPORT WINDS AT 5 MPH OR LESS. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TOWARDS MORNING. THE CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE ON MONDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE FIRE SITE WITH THE LOW LEVEL AND TRANSPORT WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST DURING THE MORNING ON MONDAY AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GOOD DISPERSION CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO BUT AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES, DISPERSION WILL BECOME POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN POOR MONDAY MORNING. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 58. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6. LVORI...............6. TIME (EST) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........60 60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 63 61 60 59 58 RH..............70 76 82 88 93 99 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 E 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 500 500 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 14 E 10 E 10 E 5 E 5 E 5 DISPERSION IDX..9 7 7 2 2 2 LVORI...........3 4 4 6 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 23 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............6. $$ FORECASTER...BRABANDER REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN TURNBO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE $$ REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN TURNBO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE