FNUS72 KMFL 051132
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUCKABEE FIRE...BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
732 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0713 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE HUCKABEE FIRE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON PROBABLY PRIOR TO 3 PM EDT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT, A BAND
OF LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM. THE WIND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO AROUND 15 MPH OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT WITH THE RAIN PUSHING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AND CLOUDS DIMINISHING. THE AFTERNOON DISPERSION WILL BE GENERALLY
GOOD WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINING HIGH WITH A DRIER AIRMASS
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 63 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1600...THEN 1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....22 INCREASING TO 48.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    78     65     53
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
TEMP............69     73     77     78     76     73
RH..............98     81     68     64     65     69
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6    W 6    NW 7   NW 7   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   2100   3500   3500   3500   3000
MIXNG WIND......S 12   S 12   W 14   NW 15  NW 15  NW 15
DISPERSION IDX..22     22     35     39     39     48
LVORI...........4      4      3      1      1      3
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     60     60     60     60     60
LAL.............2      2      2      2      2      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............7.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 37 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22 INCREASING TO 57.
LVORI...............2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BRABANDER
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN PHIPPEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130405.HUCKA.01/MFL