FNUS72 KMFL 201430 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR 403 CENTRAL...FWC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 930 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHERLY AROUND 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO VEER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND BECOME NORTHEASTERLY BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE 45-50 PERCENT...BUT THERE IS VERY DRY AIR ALOFT AND IF THE WIND TAKES LONGER TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST...MOISTURE WILL NOT RETURN AS FAST AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD DROP TO NEAR 40 PERCENT BRIEFLY. DISPERSION VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE GENERALLY GOOD RANGE. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO VEER ON TUESDAY...BECOMING EASTERLY AND THEN SOUTHEASTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 47 PERCENT...WITH DISPERSION VALUES IN THE GENERALLY GOOD RANGE ONCE AGAIN. .TODAY... MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 46. LVORI...............4. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 20 FT WIND......M M M M NE 7 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M M M M 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2700 3000 3000 3000 1900 MIXNG WIND......N 12 N 12 N 14 NE 15 NE 15 NE 13 DISPERSION IDX..35 35 45 47 47 8 LVORI...........4 4 4 4 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 .TONIGHT... WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....47 DECREASING TO 6. LVORI...............5. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 44. LVORI...............4. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...GENE COLWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120220.403CE.01/MFL