FNUS72 KMFL 031600
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY WEST...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1200 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. FOR TODAY...MAINLY STABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN SITE. ALTHOUGH DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED
ACROSS THE BURN SITE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...PATCHY FOG MAY BE POSSIBLE
BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO INCLUDE IN THE FORECAST. A COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON
THURSDAY WITH THE FRONT FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 57 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....55.
LVORI...............1.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........41     41     39     39     39     45
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE  SMOKE  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80     83     83     82     78     75
RH..............64     57     57     59     69     76
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 8   SE 10  SE 7   SE 7   E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4000   4000   4000   3500   3500   700
MIXNG WIND......SE 16  SE 16  SE 20  SE 15  SE 15  E 12
DISPERSION IDX..58     58     55     52     52     10
LVORI...........1      1      1      1      1      4
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 99 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10.
LVORI...............5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 67 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39 INCREASING TO 57 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 41 LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...DIEHL
REQUESTED BY...BILL BERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130403.TURKE.01/MFL