FNUS72 KMFL 281325
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR SABAL PALMETTO RX...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
825 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY IS ORIENTED EAST-WEST JUST ON THE NORTH
SHORE OF CUBA WITH WEAK HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES. THE FRONT
IS INCHING ITS WAY TO THE SOUTH AND THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR LOW LEVEL
DRYING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA. HOWEVER, THIS IS A VERY
SHALLOW FRONT WITH ABUNDANCE OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS STREAMING ACROSS
THE REGION BUT NO RAIN IS EXPECTED. THE CLOUD COVER WILL ALSO KEEP
THE TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER TO MID 70S WITH THE LOWEST
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO FALL JUST UNDER 40
PERCENT. THE TRANSPORT WIND WILL BE NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 5 TO 10
MPH WITH A MAXIMUM AFTERNOON DISPERSION REMAINING IN THE POOR TO
FAIR RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........70     50     50     50     50     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63     72     76     76     73     66
RH..............70     48     39     40     44     58
20 FT WIND......E 3    N 5    NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   2300   3400   3400   3000   1800
MIXNG WIND......N 10   N 9    NW 8   NW 8   NW 10  NW 10
DISPERSION IDX..28     35     35     35     36     9
LVORI...........4      1      1      1      1      3
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30.
LVORI...............2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BRABANDER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF CUMMINGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.SABAL.01/MFL