FNUS72 KMFL 181302
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
802 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 17...FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
759 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0930 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 TODAY WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST LOW LEVEL WIND
FLOW. A SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP AT THE FIRE SITE AROUND NOON TODAY
CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW
AGAIN BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE TRANSPORT
WIND DIRECTION WILL REMAIN EAST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AS THE SEA
BREEZE WILL BE VERY SHALLOW AND THIS WILL YIELD A POOR TO FAIR
DISPERSION THIS MORNING BECOMING GENERALLY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....20 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............71     78     78     77     76     70
RH..............73     54     48     52     59     70
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    W 5    NW 5   N 5    NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5    N 5    W 5    N 5    N 5    NE 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   3100   4500   4500   4000   2800
MIXNG WIND......E 10   E 10   E 10   E 13   E 13   NE 14
DISPERSION IDX..40     40     50     50     49     6
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 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY 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.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............6.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....16 INCREASING TO 53.
LVORI...............4.

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FORECASTER...BRABANDER
REQUESTED BY...GREG CURRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE

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REQUESTED BY...GREG CURRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A
FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.