FNUS72 KMFL 181150
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR RACOON POINT 5...NPS BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
750 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHEAST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM OVER THE INTERIOR OF
THE PENINSULA DURING THE AFTERNOON, POSSIBLY AFFECTING BURN SITE
BY OR AFTER 3 PM EDT. MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE SLOWLY TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST
MAINLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE IN THE FAIR TO
GOOD RANGE TODAY.

PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT BUT SHOULD NOT BE WIDESPREAD
OR DENSE. SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30 INCREASING TO 54 EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 34 LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........30     30     50     50     50     25
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........              CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
TEMP............86     91     91     88     81     77
RH..............55     45     45     51     63     75
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 3    SE 5   E 4    E 4    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   4600   4800   4100   4100   2900
MIXNG WIND......E 6    E 6    SE 9   SE 7   SE 7   SE 9
DISPERSION IDX..30     30     54     34     34     6
LVORI...........2      2      1      1      1      3
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     30     20
LAL.............1      1      3      3      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 99 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............7.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 46 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 37.
LVORI...............2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MOLLEDA
REQUESTED BY...J  THATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130518.RACOO.01/MFL