FNUS72 KMFL 151955 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON POINT BURN...FHP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 355 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE JUST TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST TOWARDS THE BURN SITE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND EVEN HAIL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 70 FOR A LOW...SO FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 69. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............6. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........76 76 76 65 65 65 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............82 77 74 72 71 70 RH..............65 76 84 87 90 93 20 FT WIND......SE 1 SE 1 S 3 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2500 500 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 1 SE 1 S 2 SW 5 SW 5 SE 3 DISPERSION IDX..1 1 2 2 2 2 LVORI...........4 4 5 7 7 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 LAL.............3 3 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 89. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....11. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...SGT HARRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.RACCO.01/MFL