FNUS72 KMFL 091334
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE LAB 3...FISH & WILDLIFE COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
834 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE THE AREA. WINDS
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND SOUTHWEST ON
THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
LATE THURSDAY. ONLY BRIEF ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY, WITH A
BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25 INCREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 51 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 41 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........60     60     60     60     50     50
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............77     79     79     75     70     68
RH..............62     58     58     66     78     81
20 FT WIND......E 10   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 6   SE 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     20     20     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   4000   4000   3000   1900   1900
MIXNG WIND......SE 16  SE 18  SE 18  SE 17  SE 14  SE 14
DISPERSION IDX..38     51     51     41     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....12 DECREASING TO 6 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LVORI...............9.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25 INCREASING TO 56.
LVORI...............4.

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FORECASTER...MOLLEDA
REQUESTED BY...JON WALLACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED