FNUS72 KMFL 181040 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR JARHEAD WILDFIRE...BIG CYPRESS NATL PRESERVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 640 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0626 EDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THERE COULD STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS, BUT ANY ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFF TO THE EAST OF THE SITE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY MID TO LATE MORNING... AND THEN SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND. DISPERSION WILL BECOME GOOD BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 55. LVORI...............5. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 20 20 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 69 78 84 86 86 RH..............99 93 64 52 44 45 20 FT WIND......N 1 NE 2 NW 5 NW 5 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1 NE 2 NW 5 NW 5 SW 7 SW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1900 3500 3500 4000 4000 MIXNG WIND......N 1 NE 2 NW 8 NW 8 SW 14 SW 14 DISPERSION IDX..1 7 40 40 59 59 LVORI...........5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 63. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....51 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............7. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 89. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 51. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...BETTWY REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110518.JARHE.01/MFL