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SPOT FORECAST FOR NW1...SEMINOLE TRIBE FIRE RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
857 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. A WEST
TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY...AND
MOISTURE VALUES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. MUCH COOLER AND
DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED
EACH AFTERNOON OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH
THIS TIME WITH DISPERSIONS REMAINING IN THE FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD
RANGE. THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY FOG TONIGHT ACROSS
INLAND AREAS...AS WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND DRIER AIR IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING INTO THE REGION UNTIL AFTER DAYBREAK ON
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 0 MPH INCREASING TO 2 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 36.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........40     40     30     30     30     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69     76     78     79     77     62
RH..............78     60     54     53     74     100
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 3   W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   2400   3500   3500   3100   1800
MIXNG WIND......NW 6   NW 6   W 9    W 9    W 9    W 8
DISPERSION IDX..22     22     36     36     36     4
LVORI...........5      5      5      5      9      9
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....36 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............9.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 32.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LIGHTSEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.NW1__.01/MFL