FNCA72 TJSJ 140053
FWSSJU

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALINAS CANTO ALEGRE 14 06 12  PRESCRIBE FIRE...PUERTO RICO FIRE DEPT,
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
853 PM AST WED JUN 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AST ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL INDUCE AN EAST SOUTHEAST
SURFACE FLOW WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND MAINLY CLEAR SKIES ALTHOUGH SOME
HIGH CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE. DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE GOOD AND NOT
POSE ANY ANY SMOKE ISSUES. HOWEVER... SURFACE WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME CONTROL PROBLEMS. CAUTION IS ADVISED
DUE TO SURFACE WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........88 AT IGNITION...MAX 88.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000-5000
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
DISPERSION..........20 INCREASING TO 42 AFTER NIGHTTIME INVERSION BREAKUP
IN THE LATE MORNING.

TIME (AST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........4      4      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............88     87     84
RH..............55     59     65
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 10   E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15
DISPERSION......43     43     43

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FORECASTER...ROSA
REQUESTED BY...SGT  JOEL FIGUEROA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120614.SALIN.14/SJU