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SPOT FORECAST FOR DOF BURN...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
741 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ONCE THE MORNING INVERSION BURNS OFF 20 FOOT WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST MID MORNING
THEN BECOME SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE IS
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL
REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 15 MPH AND THE MIXING DEPTH IS
EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 1000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PLEASE ADDRESS ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH SUBMITTING SPOT FORECASTS VIA
NWS SPOT TO JOHN PENDERGRAST, FIRE WEATHER FOCAL POINT/IMET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....62.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....            SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............72  75  78  81  81  80  80  77  75  72  71  70
RH..............73  66  60  54  54  56  56  62  66  76  79  78
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   7   7   7   8   8   8   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
LVORI...............5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....46.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...PAUL HARTSFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090128.DOFBU.01/MLB