FNUS72 KMFL 091046
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON POINT BURN...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
646 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS COULD AFFECT THE SPOT REGION THIS
MORNING, BUT THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE MID 40-PERCENT
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GENERALLY GOOD DISPERSION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 39 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........51  51  51  51  51  51  56  56  56  56  56  56
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............68  77  81  85  87  88  90  91  89  88  89  86
RH..............100 76  65  57  53  50  47  45  48  52  50  55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   2   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.4 2.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
MIXNG WIND SPD..5   5   5   7   7   7   10  10  10  10  10  10
DISPERSION IDX..14  14  14  37  37  37  41  41  41  41  41  41
LVORI...........4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
CHC OF PCPN (%).30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30
LAL.............2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............9.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22 INCREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 64 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...GREGORIA
REQUESTED BY...MINDY WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.RACCO.02/MFL