FNUS72 KMFL 122216
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOX 15 SOUTH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
516 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1720 EST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTHWARD TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH
FLORIDA...PROVIDING LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE THE
REST OF TODAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS MAY BECOME LIGHT
AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH RH RECOVERY AT 100
PERCENT...LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...PATCHY TO AREAS OF
FOG IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH LOW
VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
MID/LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE WIND WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. AS THE FRONT MOVES
SOUTHWARD OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PATCHY FOG WILL BE
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. RAIN
CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. AREAWIDE
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS
POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS
                    OF FOG LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18 DECREASING TO 7 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........45     45     45     69     69     69
WEATHER COV.....                     PATCHY PATCHY AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74     71     69     68     67     65
RH..............74     84     90     94     98     100
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 4    S 4    S 4    S 4    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   500    500    500    500
MIXNG WIND......S 7    S 7    S 7    S 7    S 7    S 6
DISPERSION IDX..18     18     7      7      7      6
LVORI...........3      3      5      8      8      9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO
                    24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 47 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 67 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130212.LOX15.02/MFL