FNUS72 KMLB 291047
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 9 7...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
547 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN PENINSULA
TOWARD NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. INCREASING
CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED BY MID DAY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT A
HIGHER CHANCE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST
BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET. THE PROBABILITY FOR
LIGHTNING STORMS IS LOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT...AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST. IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE
TO DEVELOP...THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS FROM 3 TO 6 PM WOULD BE THE MOST
LIKELY TIME FRAME. LVORI VALUES AROUND 5 ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE FORECAST 5 TO 10 MPH AND SOME LOWER STRATUS CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY
                    LATE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON THEN NORTHWEST IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....46.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....                CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............71  73  74  76  75  74  73  72  70  68  67  65
RH..............77  74  71  69  69  70  71  74  78  82  86  89
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SSW SSW SSW SW  SW  SW  SW  W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   10  12  12  11  10  10  8   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  16  17  17  15  15  12  11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.
LVORI...............5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.
LVORI...............1.

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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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