744  
FNUS72 KMFL 220831  
FWSMFL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EWMA POSSUM HEAD BURN 2026...FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
431 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON OCTOBER 22.  
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  
BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS  
OF 20-25 MPH. A FEW QUICK MOVING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. MAX DISPERSIONS  
WILL BE FAIR. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 39.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 26 39 42 47 55 55 56 56 53  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............70 72 76 78 79 81 81 81 82 80  
RH..............87 84 74 67 64 60 60 60 58 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NE NE N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 20 20 21 22 23 23 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 14 14 13 12 12 13 13  
DISPERSION IDX..9 17 29 39 41 39 37 36 37 39  
LVORI...........5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....33 DECREASING TO 10.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........52 53 46 44 44 39 35 33 33 30 28 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 77 75 74 73 72 72 71 70 70 70 69  
RH..............62 64 69 71 73 76 76 76 81 78 78 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 18 17 17 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13  
DISPERSION IDX..33 22 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 49 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 39.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 26 26 28 29 34 41 47 49 47 53 57  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 30 30 20  
TEMP............69 68 69 71 76 78 80 82 81 81 82 80  
RH..............81 84 81 81 71 67 60 56 58 56 56 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 20 20 21 22 24 25 28 28 28  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 2.1 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 13 15 16 15 15 14 14 15 15  
DISPERSION IDX..8 8 9 21 38 51 53 49 44 39 39 39  
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...FISHER  
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT BIOLOGIST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624268.0/MFL  
.DELDT 10/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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