FNUS72 KMFL 161633
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR HID EAST...EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1133 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST SOUTH AND SOUTHEASTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, WHICH WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. LIGHT WINDS ALONG WITH PLENTY OF
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
INTERIOR AREAS ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
DISPERSION INDICES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY IN THE FAIR RANGE FRIDAY AS
THE WINDS REMAIN LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 57 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....1 INCREASING TO 14 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 29 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 46 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 35.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........60     60     60     60     60     50
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............76     81     83     82     78     73
RH..............74     60     57     58     67     81
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 6   SE 7   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   2700   4000   3700   3700   2200
MIXNG WIND......SE 8   SE 8   SE 13  SE 14  SE 14  SE 12
DISPERSION IDX..29     29     46     35     35     11
LVORI...........5      5      5      5      7      7
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....35 DECREASING TO 1.
LVORI...............7.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....1 INCREASING TO 51.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...JACK WEER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120217.HIDEA.01/MFL