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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1355 EST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT BAND OF SHOWERS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT IS MOVING
EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH FROM METRO ORLANDO TO TAMPA.  IF THE BAND HOLDS
TOGETHER...IT SHOULD GET TO THE BURN SITE AFTER 530 PM.  THERE IS A
SMALL CHANCE THAT A STRAY SHOWER WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE BAND
AND AFFECT AREAS AROUND THE CAPE.

WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
THEN AS THE BAND OF SHOWERS MOVES THROUGH SOME GUSTY WINDS OUT OF
THE WEST SHOULD OCCUR. AFTER SUNSET WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF TO
LIGHT WESTERLY.  THE ACTUAL FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST IS ANTICIPATED TO BE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY
ALL NIGHT AND THERE SHOULD BE A FEW PERIODS OF SHOWERS BEHIND THE
FRONT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....46.

TIME (EST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............76  75  75  74  72  70  67  67  66  65  64  64
RH..............69  70  71  74  78  87  87  90  90  93  93  90
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15  15  15  10   8   6  5   5   5   4   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  15  15  10              5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 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.

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FORECASTER...LASCODY
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090129.UNIT9.02/MLB