FNUS72 KMFL 131256
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANAL STRIP...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
756 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 EST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EARLY MORNING FOG WILL DISSIPATE AROUND 9 AM. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE BY MIDDAY,
WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER 20 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM
DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE AROUND 70. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
SUNSET AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS WILL INTRODUCE A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 21
                    TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....29 INCREASING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 70 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 58 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........45     50     50     50     50     50
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74     81     84     86     86     82
RH..............91     75     60     55     53     66
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 8    S 8    S 12   SW 12  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   4000   4000   4500   4500   4000
MIXNG WIND......S 10   S 16   S 16   S 24   SW 24  SW 21
DISPERSION IDX..29     60     60     70     70     58
LVORI...........3      3      1      1      1      1
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....17 DECREASING TO 3 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............7.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 35.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MOLLEDA
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130213.CANAL.01/MFL