FNUS72 KMFL 161145
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEAR-CUT FIRE-NIGHT...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
645 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0636 EST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST OF THE BURN SITE AND
DRIER AIR HAS ALREADY STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. BY THE
MIDDLE OF THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST
AND THEY WILL INCREASE IN SPEED UP TO 15 KNOTS AT THE BURN SITE
THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON
WILL REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. MAXIMUM DISPERSION VALUES
WILL BE POOR DURING THE MORNING HOURS, HOWEVER THEY WILL INCREASE
INTO THE VERY GOOD CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 62.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........69     69     69     55     55     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55     63     71     74     74     70
RH..............100    71     50     41     39     42
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 2    NW 6   W 11   W 11   NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      15     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   1100   2100   3000   3000   5000
MIXNG WIND......N 5    N 5    NW 13  W 21   W 21   NW 22
DISPERSION IDX..6      6      31     59     59     64
LVORI...........5      5      1      1      1      1
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 74 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1100 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 11 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....27 INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 56 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CARACOZZA
REQUESTED BY...GREG SUSZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130216.CLEAR.01/MFL