794  
FNUS72 KMFL 290648  
FWSMFL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 41 FIRE...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
248 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 29.  
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
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE AT THE  
BURN SITE THROUGH TODAY AND INTO THURSDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY  
HEADING INTO THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS  
WILL SHIFT ON THURSDAY AT THE BURN SITE AND WILL GRADUALLY BECOME  
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. MAXIMUM DISPERSION  
VALUES AT THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RISE INTO THE GOOD  
CATEGORY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 49.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 20 16 9 12 14 16 23 33 29 32 38  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............68 68 71 75 81 85 87 88 90 88 88 87  
RH..............97 93 90 82 67 53 50 47 42 48 50 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 2.1 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 10  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 3 9 19 29 33 38 45 48 53 52  
LVORI...........7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
DISPERSION INDEX....43 DECREASING TO 4.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........32 39 37 38 42 40 44 47 36 20 19 17  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 82 80 78 77 76 75 75 73 72 71 70  
RH..............59 65 69 74 76 79 82 82 87 90 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 10 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 1.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..43 30 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 7  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 67.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........19 21 19 22 30 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 71 80 86 90 91  
RH..............93 93 72 55 45 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 3 3 5 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 7 10 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 3200 5300 6800 6100  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 SW 7 SW 10  
DISPERSION IDX..2 4 17 33 54 63  
LVORI...........8 6 3 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...CARACOZZA  
REQUESTED BY...EVERGLADES NP DUTY OFFICER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611880.2/MFL  
.DELDT 04/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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