972  
FNUS72 KMFL 030841  
FWSMFL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL...FICC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
441 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON JULY 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (305) 229-4522, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ARE EXPECTED.  
THERE COULD BE A FEW LIGHT WIND SHIFTS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS  
DIURNAL HEATING BEGINS TO BRING THE GULF AND ATLANTIC SEA BREEZES  
INLAND. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP  
OVER INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA, INCLUDING AT THE BURN SITE IN BIG CYPRESS.  
THESE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL  
AMOUNTS UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES. THESE STORMS MAY CREATE GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO EXPECTED. STORM  
ACTIVITY SHOULD WANE AFTER SUNSET, WITH WINDS STAYING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
DISPERSION VALUES WILL GENERALLY BE POOR THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 25 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 14 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 20 25 14 14 36 31 31 34 54 58 81  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 30 30 50 70 80 70  
TEMP............73 72 76 81 86 88 90 90 90 89 87 90  
RH..............100 100 100 94 77 70 66 64 64 68 70 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE S S SW W W W SW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 2 3 5 7 8 9 12 12 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.6 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.4 2.6 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE S S S SW SW SW W NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 4 8 16 23 27 27 26 22 15 13  
LVORI...........10 10 9 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6.  
LVORI...............7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........82 81 84 81 67 38 29 24 27 15 20 13  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............85 84 83 79 77 76 75 74 74 74 73 73  
RH..............77 80 82 91 97 97 100 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..10 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 10  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 30.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 6 13 6 1 11 15 35 45 47 67 67  
WEATHER COV..... SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 0 10 10 20 60 70 70 70  
TEMP............73 72 76 81 86 88 90 90 91 90 88 91  
RH..............100 100 100 94 77 70 66 64 62 64 68 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 6 8 8 9 10 12 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.1 0.5 1.6 3.0 4.3 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 7  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 3 9 18 31 34 30 29 29 28 25  
LVORI...........10 10 9 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2  
 

 
FORECASTER...PORCELLI  
REQUESTED BY...ELIAS MEYER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2616643.1/MFL  
.DELDT 07/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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