FNUS72 KMFL 061147
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUST CHECKING...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
647 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 EST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE STRENGHTENS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AS A BROAD AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE CARIBBEAN. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL BE IN THE LOWER 30S TO AROUND 35 PERCENT NEAR OR AT THE BURN SITE
WITH 20 FOOT WINDS CLOSE OR EVEN ABOVE 15 MPH. THIS IS WHAT LEAD TO
THE RED FLAG WARNING.

DISPERSION NEARS 75 OR HIGHER AND WITH THE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND
THE DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRE COULD HAVE CONTROL PROBLEMS.

NO FOG EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO WINDS.


SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      9      14     19     20     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52     58     70     78     82     81
RH..............77     62     42     33     31     34
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 10  NE 13  NE 13  E 14   E 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1900   3000   3000   4000   3500
MIXNG WIND......NE 12  NE 18  NE 23  NE 23  E 29   E 25
DISPERSION IDX..8      33     56     56     77     65
LVORI...........4      1      1      1      1      1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 25
                    TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....33 INCREASING TO 56 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 77 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 65 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ROTHFUSS
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN TURNBO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120306.JUSTC.01/MFL