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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MARSH...FAKAHATCHEE STRAND PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1029 PM EST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRIDAY, KEEPING
SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES.  DESPITE DRY
AIR, THE COOL TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 45 TO
55 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH THE DAY. NORTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
BELOW 15 MPH, WITH FAIR DISPERSION. ISOLATED MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2
                    TO 3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....38 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........67     70     70     70     70     70
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............70     69     68     65     61     57
RH..............50     49     49     52     62     69
20 FT WIND......N 5    NW 6   NW 6   NW 5   NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   2700   2700   2400   1400   1400
MIXNG WIND......N 10   NW 14  NW 14  NW 10  NW 6   NW 6
DISPERSION IDX..35     41     41     29     4      4
LVORI...........1      1      1      2      3      3
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     30     30
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 38.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KONARIK
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HOUSELNECHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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