279  
FNUS72 KMFL 241519  
FWSMFL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND WILDFIRE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
1019 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.  
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  
 
AN EXTREMELY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE SITE,  
EXACERBATING ALREADY HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR TODAY.  
WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-15 KTS WILL PERSIST TODAY. THIS WILL HELP  
KEEP DISPERSION VALUES IN THE POOR TO FAIR RANGE TODAY. WITH THE  
DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL PLUMMET INTO  
THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE. FIRE POTENTIAL FORECAST VALUES (FPFS) ARE  
ALSO FORECAST TO REMAIN AT 3 FOR THE DAY.  
 
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO START IMPROVING ON WEDNESDAY AS WINDS  
VEER FROM THE EAST, THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY AS THE DAY  
PROGRESSES. THIS WILL PROMOTE SOME MOISTURE ADVECTION OVER THE  
REGION, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 40-50% RANGE.  
DISPERSION VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE POOR TO FAIR RANGE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....19.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (EST) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0  
TEMP............65 65  
RH..............20 21  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3  
DISPERSION IDX..23 15  
LVORI...........2 2  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 5  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 7 7 7  
WEATHER COV..... ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 57 51 46 44 42 38 39 39 38 38 37  
RH..............27 33 44 51 58 62 73 70 67 70 70 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3  
DISPERSION IDX..7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 12  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 17 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 32 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 34.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........3 2 0 4 6 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 42 62 72 77 77  
RH..............70 67 46 41 37 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE SE S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 5 9 10 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 800 2200 4200 5700 5400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 SE 6 S 12 S 9 S 7 S 7  
DISPERSION IDX..2 6 32 48 48 45  
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...TORRES-VAZQUEZ  
REQUESTED BY...ORLANDO GENAO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2603538.3/MFL  
.DELDT 02/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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