FNUS72 KMFL 151239 FWSMFL SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEAR-CUT FIRE-NIGHT...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 739 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0718 EST ON FEBRUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... OFF AND ON LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE WILDFIRE SITE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH A LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND. WITH CLOUDY SKIES...TEMPERATURES WILL NOT CHANGE VERY MUCH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND TEMPERATURES MAY NOT MAKE IT ABOVE 70 DEGREES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE FORECAST...BUT THE PROBABILITY OF A THUNDERSTORM OCCURRING IS ALMOST ZERO. LIGHT SHOWERS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. LIGHT PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE NEAR DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 69 PERCENT. LAL.................2. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............5. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............63 66 69 71 70 68 RH..............100 97 76 69 73 81 20 FT WIND......NE 2 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2200 2200 3000 3000 3000 MIXNG WIND......N 7 N 8 N 8 N 9 N 9 N 8 DISPERSION IDX..11 17 17 23 23 20 LVORI...........7 7 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4. LVORI...............8. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 56. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130215.CLEAR.01/MFL