FNUS72 KMFL 231057 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR JW CORBETT WMA...FWC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 657 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 EDT ON AUGUST 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST METRO AREAS. BOTH, SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS, SHOULD BEGIN TO INCREASE A BIT BY WEDNESDAY AS HURRICANE IRENE BEGINS TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN MUCH HIGHER DISPERSION INDICES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN AREAS. THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...HURRICANE IRENE SHOULD MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS PASSING EAST OF THE LOCAL AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 93. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 2 MPH INCREASING TO 1 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 35. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........20 20 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............77 87 92 93 93 89 RH..............94 79 60 53 54 64 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 0 NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 NE 0 NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 E 3 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 3300 4500 4900 4900 4500 MIXNG WIND......NE 2 NE 1 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 E 6 DISPERSION IDX..4 4 22 36 36 33 LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 LAL.............1 1 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 78. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 6 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....33 DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............6. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 93. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....1 INCREASING TO 61. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...GIBBS REQUESTED BY...LINDA KING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110823.JWCOR.02/MFL