FNUS72 KMFL 091320 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR LANCASTER SOUTH RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 820 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR LANCASTER SOUTH RX...FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 819 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OR PERHAPS DUE SOUTH BY MID AFTERNOON, HOWEVER DO NOT EXPECT A SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST. ANY SHOWER DEVELOPMENT TODAY SHOULD STAY CLOSER TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. A BRIEF CEILING AROUND 4000 FEET MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON, OTHERWISE SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 82. RH..................51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1800-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....35 INCREASING TO 59 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 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............74 80 82 81 77 72 RH..............71 56 51 53 62 76 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3200 4500 3500 3500 2000 MIXNG WIND......SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 SE 16 SE 16 SE 12 DISPERSION IDX..61 61 57 56 56 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 64. RH..................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......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....15 DECREASING TO 4 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LVORI...............9. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 84. RH..................48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....23 INCREASING TO 42 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 56 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. $$ FORECASTER...MOLLEDA REQUESTED BY...STEVE HOUSEKNECHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED $$ REQUESTED BY...STEVE HOUSEKNECHT REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.