FNUS72 KMFL 011126
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MARSH...FAKAHATCHEE STRAND PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
626 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS
TODAY. DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL STILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
CONSIDERABLE MID LEVEL CLOUDS 7-10KFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN
SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE BURN
SITE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. LIGHT 20 FOOT WINDS WITH DRAINAGE FLOW
THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET. FOG IS NOT IN
THE FORECAST DUE TO THE DRY LOW LEVELS AND SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
COVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 38 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 29 LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........70     70     70     70     70     70
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............68     68     68     66     62     59
RH..............51     51     51     52     60     64
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 5    N 5    N 6    N 7    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   2700   2700   2400   1400   1400
MIXNG WIND......N 12   N 8    N 8    N 12   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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    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...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HOUSELNECHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.BIGMA.01/MFL