FNUS72 KMFL 131104
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE BLOCKS N AND O...EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
604 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON DECEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DIFFUSE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD INTO THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA AND IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THEN START TO
EXIT THE REGION THIS EVENING OR OVER NIGHT. PATCHY TO
DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS MORNING AND
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY MID MORNING. LOW LEVEL STRATUS COULD PROVIDE
OCCASIONAL CEILINGS NEAR 1500 FEET OR POSSIBLY LOWER AS THE FRONT
CONTINUES ACROSS THE  PENINSULA TODAY. ONLY ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED. AS THE FRONT EXITS THE REGION TONIGHT HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH WINDS INCREASING ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 63 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 17 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........80     67     67     67     57     57
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80     82     80     76     73     72
RH..............69     63     65     71     76     76
20 FT WIND......N 3    NW 5   NW 5   N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   2700   2700   2700   700    700
MIXNG WIND......N 6    NW 7   NW 7   N 8    N 10   N 10
DISPERSION IDX..10     15     15     19     7      7
LVORI...........3      2      2      3      4      4
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 87 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 49 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....29 INCREASING TO 64.
LVORI...............2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...DIEHL
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK EDWARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121213.PINEB.01/MFL