FNUS72 KMFL 161846 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR MONKEY FARM...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 246 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 EDT ON JUNE 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR THAN EXPECTED IS IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HAS ALLOWED HUMIDITIES TO DIP INTO THE LOWER 40S ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN AREAS TOWARD THE GULF COAST. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS WITH PRIMARILY EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUING IN THE LIGHT TO MODERATE RANGE. DISPERSIONS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 55 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH THIS TIME. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 71. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....30 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............10. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 40 40 30 30 30 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC S CHC TEMP............92 85 79 75 74 72 RH..............51 65 82 94 97 100 20 FT WIND......E 7 S 6 S 6 SW 4 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 S 6 S 6 SW 4 NW 2 NW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 700 700 500 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 9 S 13 S 13 SW 6 NW 2 NW 2 DISPERSION IDX..30 8 8 3 1 1 LVORI...........10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.............3 2 2 2 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 96. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0900...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 55. LVORI...............4. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...GIBBS REQUESTED BY...LT SAPP TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110616.MONKE.02/MFL