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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUND 2...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
742 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0725 EDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS GLADES, HENDRY,
INLAND PALM BEACH, INLAND COLLIER AND INLAND BROWARD COUNTIES THIS
AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND ERC IN THE
RANGE OF 30-34...

.DISCUSSION...
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR FOUR
OR MORE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE INTERIOR.
THE PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES AND
THE PORTIONS OF INLAND COLLIER COUNTY NORTH OF ALLIGATOR ALLEY AND
WEST OF U.S. 27 IN INLAND PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTIES. THIS
COMBINED WITH AN ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT IN THE 30-34 RANGE WILL
LEAD TO AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 43.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........10     10     40     40     40     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64     75     81     84     84     84
RH..............87     66     47     38     37     40
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 2    SE 4   S 5    S 5    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   2100   4000   5000   5000   4000
MIXNG WIND......E 2    E 2    SE 7   S 9    S 9    SW 8
DISPERSION IDX..7      7      33     46     46     40
LVORI...........3      3      3      3      3      6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 97 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 0
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....40 DECREASING TO 1 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 0 TO 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 13
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 49.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER HINCKLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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