FNUS72 KMFL 221848
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHEAD RIDGE...FHP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
248 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1438 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME
HEATING. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE POOR
TONIGHT AND THERE MAY BE HAZE FROM A WILDFIRE BURNING NEARBY IN
LAKE OKEECHOBEE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF SOUTH
ON FRIDAY...BUT SHIFT TO EAST AS THE LAKE BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN...WITH
AFTERNOON DISPERSION VALUES POOR TO FAIR...AND POOR AGAIN FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....33 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............7.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........75     70     70     70     70     70
WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............87     84     81     78     77     77
RH..............65     70     79     88     87     87
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 4   SE 4   SE 2   SE 1   SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5    SE 4   SE 4   SE 2   SE 1   SE 1
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....4300   2400   2400   500    400    400
MIXNG WIND......E 12   SE 8   SE 8   SE 7   SE 5   SE 5
DISPERSION IDX..33     5      5      3      2      2
LVORI...........7      7      7      7      7      7
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     40     40     40     40     40

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE MORNING.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...LT  SAPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110922.BUCKH.01/MFL