FNUS72 KMFL 181351
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR DGGO GRASS PATCH...JIM HULL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
851 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRETCH ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST LOW
LEVEL WIND FLOW. ONLY A FEW CLOUDS WILL OCCUR TODAY AS VERY DRY
AIR ALOFT WILL PERSIST WITH NO RAINFALL. AN EAST TRANSPORT WIND
TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
WILL YIELD A POOR TO FAIR DISPERSION THIS MORNING BECOMING
GENERALLY GOOD BY THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 50.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     20     20     20     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     72     78     80     77     70
RH..............74     55     45     42     48     61
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 4    E 5    E 5    E 6    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2    E 4    E 5    E 5    E 6    E 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2900   4200   4200   3700   2600
MIXNG WIND......E 8    E 9    E 12   E 12   E 15   E 16
DISPERSION IDX..17     33     48     48     52     11
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
LVORI...............10.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 51.
LVORI...............6.

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FORECASTER...BRABANDER
REQUESTED BY...JIM HULL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE