FNUS72 KMFL 191223
FWSMFL

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIDEBURNS...BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
823 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0815 EDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THROUGH MID/LATE
MORNING...WITH A LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
WIND FORECAST IS UNCERTAIN AS THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE WILL TRY
TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN BEGIN TO PUSH INLAND TOWARDS THE
WILDFIRE. WINDS MAY BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AS THE SEA BREEZE
PUSHES TOWARD THE WILDFIRE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...TO A LIGHT
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
NOON TODAY ALONG THE SEA BREEZE...AND ESPECIALLY FROM THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG IS
NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT LIGHT PATCHY GROUND FOG CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 46 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND
                    6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 19 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........30     30     30     55     55     55
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............72     83     91     92     91     87
RH..............90     63     49     46     47     54
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 2    E 3    SW 2   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   3500   4700   4900   4900   4300
MIXNG WIND......S 5    S 5    E 6    SW 2   SW 2   SW 5
DISPERSION IDX..21     21     29     17     17     20
LVORI...........3      3      2      2      2      2
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     50     50     50     50     50
LAL.............1      1      1      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 49 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....18 INCREASING TO 26 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...J TURNBO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130519.SIDEB.01/MFL