FNUS72 KMFL 141010
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPELAND...BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
610 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2025 EDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AREAS OF SMOKE ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING
DUE TO THE ONGOING WILDFIRE. OTHERWISE, THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...ESPECIALLY BY
AFTERNOON AS A LARGE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT DRAW CLOSER TO THE
REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 50 PERCENT BY MID
AFTERNOON, AND THEN REBOUND TO NEAR 100 PERCENT TONIGHT. LIGHT
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE AND BECOME MAINLY SOUTH AROUND
10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. SOME GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON. DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE GENERALLY GOOD LATER
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14
                    TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14
                    TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........30     40     40     40     30     60
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE  RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     69     80     85     88     87
RH..............100    100    67     57     52     52
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 3    S 3    S 6    S 8    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2    S 3    S 3    S 6    S 8    S 8
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...BETTWY
REQUESTED BY...JILL WAISLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110513.COPEL.02/MFL