FNUS72 KMFL 141224 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR JW CORBETT WMA...FWC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 824 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC IS INDUCING EAST FLOW OVER THE REGION. BANKS OF STRATOCUMULUS WILL DOMINATE THE SKY TODAY. AT ANY GIVEN TIME EXPECT ABOUT HALF OF THE SKY COVERED BY CLOUDS WITH LOTS OF BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AND CONSTANT CHANGING CONDITIONS BETWEEN SUN AND SHADE. A FEW SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. AN AREA OF HIGHER MOISTURE EAST OF THE BAHAMAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO OUR GENERAL AREA FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. A POSSIBLE INCREASE IN SHOWERS, BUT NOT A WIDESPREAD INCREASE, IS FORECAST WITH THESE AREA OF MOISTURE. GENERALLY GOOD DISPERSION VALUES OR LDSI IS EXPECTED FOR TODAY UNDER THE EFFECT OF THE MARITIME AIR MASS. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 54 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO EAST 13 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....1 INCREASING TO 48. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........51 51 53 53 53 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............75 80 81 79 77 72 RH..............64 56 54 58 62 73 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 6 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2600 3800 3800 3500 2500 MIXNG WIND......NE 6 E 13 E 17 E 17 E 20 E 14 DISPERSION IDX..20 45 48 48 50 9 LVORI...........3 3 3 3 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 65. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 97 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....50 DECREASING TO 6 EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............6. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 51. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ESTUPINAN REQUESTED BY...KATIE ROSCOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.JWCOR.05/MFL