FNUS72 KMFL 102023
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON POINT BURN...BIG CYPRESS NATL. PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
423 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 EDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING
AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. WESTERLY FLOW
WILL BECOME ERRATIC NEAR THESE SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS, AND WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT.
DISPERSION INDICES WILL REMAIN IN THE GENERALLY GOOD RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BECOMING POOR OVERNIGHT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.
LVORI...............1.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM
SKY (%).........51     51     40     40     40     33
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........SCTTRD SCTTRD S CHC  S CHC
TEMP............85     84     80     76     73     70
RH..............62     61     76     87     90     97
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 7    W 6    NW 6   NW 5   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   4000   2400   2400   1000   300
MIXNG WIND......W 16   W 15   W 14   NW 14  NW 9   NW 5
DISPERSION IDX..48     41     25     25     10     2
LVORI...........1      1      10     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).40     40     20     20     20     20
LAL.............3      3      2      2      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 6 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............10.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 50.
LVORI...............6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...RIVERA
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN LOGIUDICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.RACCO.02/MFL