FNUS72 KMFL 062112
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIGGINS NASH RX...BIG CYPRESS NATL. PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
412 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 EST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR
THE WINDS TO BECOME CALM TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE THE DSI BE AROUND
0 TONIGHT WITH THE MIXING HEIGHT TO BE 200FT AND THE LOVRI BE
AROUND 10. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR FOG FORMATION LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING OVER THE BURN SITE WITH
VISIBILITIES POSSIBILITY FALLING TO AROUND 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE
FOG.

ON SATURDAY...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT IN THE MORNING HOURS
BEFORE INCREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS FROM THE EAST.
THE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALSO BE FROM THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SO THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE AROUND 200 FT IN
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE INCREASING TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL ALSO BE IN THE
UPPER 30S OVER THE BURN SITE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 0 TO 2 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14 DECREASING TO 0 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............10.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........26     31     31     31     52     52
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63     59     56     55     52     48
RH..............48     57     64     66     77     89
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 1    E 0    E 0    E 0    E 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   1500   600    600    200    200
MIXNG WIND......E 3    E 1    E 0    E 0    E 0    E 0
DISPERSION IDX..17     10     3      3      0      0
LVORI...........9      9      9      9      10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 3
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 15 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BAXTER
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN LOGIUDICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120106.WIGGI.02/MFL