FNUS72 KMFL 091212 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE...FDOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 812 AM EDT THU JUN 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0739 EDT ON JUNE 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY AS A BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMA WATERS. THIS WILL KEEP A NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND FLOW AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. THERE IS ALSO SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WORKING INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WHICH IN TURN COULD ALLOW FOR A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANGE OF RAIN IS 20 PERCENT FOR TODAY OVER THE BURN SITE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO FALL DOWN TO AROUND 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS THE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO AROUND 90 DEGREES. THE DISPERSION INDEX WILL ALSO BE IN UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S TODAY WHICH IS IN THE GOOD RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 90. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 61. LVORI...............2. CHANCE OF PCPN......MISSING. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........50 50 55 60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............79 85 88 90 90 89 RH..............79 66 56 50 49 53 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 E 10 E 11 E 11 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 E 7 E 10 E 11 E 11 E 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 2900 4500 4500 4500 MIXNG WIND......E 15 E 15 E 20 E 23 E 23 E 21 DISPERSION IDX..25 25 39 61 61 61 LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).M M M M M 20 LAL.............1 1 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 74. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 21 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....61 DECREASING TO 13. LVORI...............4. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 87. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 53. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...BAXTER REQUESTED BY...LUCHS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110609.PRAIR.01/MFL