FNUS72 KMFL 021344
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR HID WEST BUFFER...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
844 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF FLORIDA WILL KEEP A MODERATE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
WIND FLOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AS
DRIER AIR ALOFT HAS MOVED OVER THE AREA. DISPERSION INDEX WILL BE
IN THE GOOD RANGE TODAY DUE TO WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND
TRANSPORT WINDS OF 15-20 MPH.

PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT, BUT NO SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS
IN VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50 INCREASING TO 55.
LVORI...............4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........40     40     40     40     20     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............83     85     84     79     73     70
RH..............61     56     61     74     89     99
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 9    S 9    S 7    S 6    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3600   4500   4500   3900   2600   2600
MIXNG WIND......S 15   S 17   S 17   S 16   S 12   SE 14
DISPERSION IDX..53     50     59     59     36     36
LVORI...........4      4      4      5      5      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).M      M      M      10     0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59 DECREASING TO 17.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 63.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MOLLEDA
REQUESTED BY...JACK WEER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120302.HIDWE.02/MFL