FNUS72 KMFL 272215 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESCRIBED BURN...FHP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 515 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1720 EST ON JANUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. FOG IS NOT IN THE FORECAST DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER...BUT ANY SIGNIFICANT BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS COULD LEAD TO SOME PATCHY FOG. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MINIMAL...WITH ANY SHOWERS REMAINING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS OVERNIGHT. WITH LIGHT WINDS...HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND POOR DISPERSIONS OVERNIGHT...THE LVORI INDEX IS A 10. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...AND WIND DIRECTION COULD BE VARIABLE SINCE THE FRONT WILL BE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. 1/4 TO 1/2 AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IF THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 63. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....48 DECREASING TO 5. LVORI...............10. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 71 71 71 70 70 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............77 72 69 67 65 64 RH..............69 81 90 97 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 4 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1700 300 300 200 200 MIXNG WIND......SW 15 SW 13 SW 7 SW 7 S 3 S 2 DISPERSION IDX..48 8 3 3 2 1 LVORI...........10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 18 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............9. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...LT SAPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120127.PRESC.01/MFL