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SPOT FORECAST FOR 301 SCENIC...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1150 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE OVER LAKE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...

HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND EASTWARD
TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP GENERALLY LIGHT EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH AT 20 FT. DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW
40S ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH
HIGHS EXPECTED AROUND 70 WILL SEE RH VALUES FALL IN THE LOW TO
MID 30S. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT OVER THE BURN SITE
HOWEVER DURATION OF CRITICAL RH MAY ONLY BE 3 TO 4 HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO MODIFY THE DRY
AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND
WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THERE EXISTS A SMALL THREAT FOR PATCHY
FOG NEAR THE BURN AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....34.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)       1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     70     67     59     55     53
RH..............31     31     37     55     69     74
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 6    E 5    E 3    E 2    CALM
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING CALM BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    100-300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.
LVORI...............7.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...VOLKMER
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090207.301SC.01/MLB