900 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2008
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA REGARDING HAZY
CONDITIONS AND SMOKE ACROSS A FEW PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST METRO
AREAS THIS MORNING. SEVERAL FACTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THESE
CONDITIONS. ONE IS A VERY STABLE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE THAT IS NOT
ALLOWING ANY MIXING TO OCCUR. ANOTHER IS THAT SEVERAL LARGE FIRES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WERE OCCURRING OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS...IN CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY AND IN THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME PATCHY FOG OVER THE EASTERN METRO AREAS THIS
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF A VERY STABLE LOCAL
ATMOSPHERE...LINGERING FOG AND SMOKE AND A LIGHT WESTERLY WIND FLOW
ACROSS THE REGION HAS CREATED HAZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST COAST
METRO AREAS. AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES...THE DAY TIME HEATING WILL
HELP TO DISSIPATE THE FOG...PROMOTE GREATER VERTICAL MIXING AND HELP
DILUTE THE HAZY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE
SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND THIS ALSO WILL HELP TO DILUTE
THE HAZE AS FRESHER AIR WILL MOVE INLAND FROM THE ATLANTIC WATERS.
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