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SPOT FORECAST FOR MERRITT LEVEE RX...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
847 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 EST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS
AND WILL BECOME STATIONARY LATER TODAY. THIS WILL LEAVE MOST OF
SOUTH FLORIDA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SHALLOW WEAK FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF CLOUD COVER WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AT THE BURN SITE MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A LIGHT
NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW WITH A POOR TO FAIR DISPERSION
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER
BUT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 71 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.
LVORI...............4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     50     40     40     40
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69     71     73     73     70     67
RH..............85     81     73     73     81     93
20 FT WIND......N 5    NW 4   NW 4   NW 4   NW 2   W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   3000   3000   3000   2700   2700
MIXNG WIND......N 8    N 6    NW 6   NW 6   W 9    W 9
DISPERSION IDX..18     14     14     14     22     22
LVORI...........4      4      4      3      3      6
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     30     30
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............8.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BRABANDER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF CUMMINGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130227.MERRI.01/MFL