FNUS72 KMFL 181431 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR DGGO GRASS PATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 931 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR DGGO GRASS PATCH...JIM HULL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 928 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 EST ON FEBRUARY 19. 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 RESULTING A LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW. VERY DRY ALOFT WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND SO ONLY A FEW CLOUDS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH NO RAINFALL. AN EAST TRANSPORT WIND ON SATURDAY OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL YIELD POOR TO FAIR DISPERSION IN THE MORNING BECOMING GENERALLY GOOD BY THE AFTERNOON. .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......5 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. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 76 79 80 77 71 RH..............81 59 48 45 52 68 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 4400 4400 4000 2800 MIXNG WIND......NE 8 NE 8 NE 10 NE 12 NE 12 NE 12 DISPERSION IDX..30 30 54 54 48 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 57. 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.......1500-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6. LVORI...............6. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....16 INCREASING TO 52. LVORI...............5. $$ FORECASTER...BRABANDER REQUESTED BY...JIM HULL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED $$ REQUESTED BY...JIM HULL REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.