FNUS72 KMFL 031328
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK 100...BIG CYPRESS NATL PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
828 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY
WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEAST TO EAST LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW AT
THE BURN SITE. THERE WILL BE AN ABUNDANCE OF CLOUD COVER BUT THE
MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN VERY DRY SO VERY LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED. THE EAST WIND WILL ALSO RESULT IN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINING WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS WITH
GENERALLY GOOD DISPERSION BY LATE THIS MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 52.
LVORI...............4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........70     70     70     70     70     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67     77     79     80     78     72
RH..............84     58     54     52     56     68
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 8    E 10   E 10   E 10   E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2600   3700   3700   3500   2600
MIXNG WIND......E 9    E 15   E 20   E 20   E 18   E 14
DISPERSION IDX..30     49     52     52     45     12
LVORI...........4      4      4      4      4      6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45 DECREASING TO 10.
LVORI...............6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 35 IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 48 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BRABANDER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN NOBLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120203.ROCK1.01/MFL