FNUS72 KMFL 111255 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE_LAB_5 BURN...US_FISH_AND_WILDLIFE_SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 755 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISCUSSION... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH... THE WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY TODAY BRINGING IN MUCH DRIER AIR TO THE BURN SITE FROM THE NORTH. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL DOWN INTO THE MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 MPH. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE DISPERSION INDEX WILL ALSO BE 40S THIS AFTERNOON WHICH IS IN THE GENERALLY GOOD RANGE. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AM EST 03/11/11 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ___________________________________________________________________ FORECAST FOR FRIDAY TIME(EST) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... CLR CLR CLR CLR TEMP (F)............. 60 70 69 59 DEW PT (F)........... 38 32 31 33 RH (%)............... 43 25 24 36 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... NW-9 NW-13G19 NW-13G19 N-10G16 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1700 2700 3000 2400 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). NW-12 NW-19 NW-24 N-17 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 27 44 54 48 LVORI................ 2 1 1 1 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY NIGHT TIME(EST) 9PM 12AM 3AM 6AM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... CLR CLR CLR CLR TEMP (F)............. 53 48 46 44 DEW PT (F)........... 34 36 38 40 RH (%)............... 49 64 75 86 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... N-6 NW-5 NW-5 N-5 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 6 4 4 4 LVORI................ 2 3 4 5 ___________________________________________________________________ OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON TIME(EST) 9AM NOON 3PM 6PM ___________________________________________________________________ SKY/WX............... CLR CLR CLR CLR TEMP (F)............. 60 73 74 66 DEW PT (F)........... 42 44 46 48 RH (%)............... 51 34 36 53 20 FT WIND (MPH)..... N-4 NE-8 NE-8 E-9 MIXING HGT (FT, AGL). 1700 2700 3000 2700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH). N-6 NE-11 NE-11 E-12 LAL.................. 1 1 1 1 LDSI................. 14 33 37 37 LVORI................ 3 1 1 1 NO WX = NO WEATHER MOCLR = MOSTLY CLEAR SHRA = SHOWERS PTCLDY = PARTLY CLOUDY TSRA = THUNDERSTORMS MOCLDY = MOSTLY CLOUDY CLR = CLEAR CLDY = CLOUDY $$ BAXTER