FNUS72 KMFL 171415
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 18A...FDEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
915 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WELL ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LIGHT LOW-LEVEL WESTERLY
FLOW CONTINUING SOUTH OF A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER NORTH
FLORIDA. ON SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH
THE LOCAL AREA USHERING IN A DRIER AIRMASS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S FARTHER
INLAND AND CLOSER TO THE LAKE REGION THROUGH THE MONDAY AND
TUESDAY AFTERNOON PERIODS. INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECAST ACROSS THESE INLAND LOCATIONS FOR THESE PERIODS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 54 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 34 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........40     54     54     54     60     60
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............75     79     80     77     71     68
RH..............61     56     55     60     79     93
20 FT WIND......M      M      M      M      SW 3   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.M      M      M      M      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   3500   3500   3500   1900   1900
MIXNG WIND......S 9    S 13   S 13   SW 13  SW 8   SW 8
DISPERSION IDX..36     32     32     32     6      6
LVORI...........6      6      6      6      10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 1
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AROUND 0 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....32 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............10.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 30.
LVORI...............6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...GREG CURRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120217.UNIT1.01/MFL