FNUS72 KMFL 062224 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUND TWO...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 624 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1732 EDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT AFFECTED THE BURN AREA EARLIER HAVE SUBSIDED WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PASS ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND IS FORECAST TO PASS INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT. WINDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA WILL CHANGE FROM NORTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING TO NORTHERLY OVER NIGHT AND NORTHEASTERLY BY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT GUSTY DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS THE FRONT CONTINUES SOUTHWARD...WITH TRANSPORT WINDS ALSO LIKELY REMAINING ELEVATED DURING THIS PERIOD. WHILE A CEILING IS NOT FORECAST FOR THE BURN AREA...SHORT PERIODS OF LOW LEVEL STRATUS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT CONTINUES SOUTH AND AS ADDITIONAL LOW STRATUS AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PASSES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION OVER NIGHT. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 63. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....64 DECREASING TO 9. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........50 50 31 31 31 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............81 80 75 71 68 66 RH..............63 60 66 71 75 81 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 4000 2400 700 700 700 MIXNG WIND......W 23 NW 23 NW 20 NW 14 N 14 N 12 DISPERSION IDX..64 64 26 9 9 8 LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............3 3 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 46 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 53. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...DIEHL REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER HINCKLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120406.ROUND.02/MFL