FNUS72 KMLB 171042 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR J-1 JONES ISL MARSH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 542 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL VEER AROUND TO NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES SETTLES SOUTH OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY DROP OFF...AND EVENTUALLY BECOME NEAR CALM LATE. PATCHY FROST IS FORECAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DECREASING TO 7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....22. LVORI...............0. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 50 53 56 57 58 58 55 52 48 47 45 RH..............58 52 48 44 43 41 42 49 58 71 73 78 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 0 20 FT WIND GUST.11 13 13 12 11 9 8 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............10. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....64. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...CRISTALDI REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VERNACHIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090117.J1JON.01/MLB