FNUS72 KMFL 150915
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPELAND...BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
515 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0004 EDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY, WITH SOME POSSIBLE EVEN EARLY THIS MORNING. BY LATE
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON, SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE,
WITH MUCH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. DISPERSION
VALUES WILL BE GOOD BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     50     50     50     50
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............74     75     82     85     87     86
RH..............79     79     61     53     48     50
20 FT WIND......S 2    SW 3   SW 3   SW 7   SW 11  SW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      15     25     25
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2    SW 3   SW 3   SW 7   SW 11  SW 11
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      15     25     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BETTWY
REQUESTED BY...JILL WAISLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110515.COPEL.01/MFL