FNUS72 KMLB 071255
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR SJ1 WEST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
755 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING CENTERED OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
DURING THE DAY WITH MAINLY CLEAR NIGHTS WILL BE OBSERVED OVER THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. THE DRY AIRMASS OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE
SLOW TO MODIFY EVEN WITH THE LIGHT ONSHORE COMPONENT OF WIND.

LIGHT NORTH (20 FT) WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME EAST/NORTHEAST
AND INCREASE TO 6 TO 7 MPH BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. MIN
RH'S TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 40% FOR 2-3 HOURS. WINDS
THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY BECOME LIGHT WITH DRAINAGE FLOW BECOMING
DOMINANT IF ANY EXISTS OVER THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA. WITH STRONG
SUBSIDENCE OVERHEAD...CLEAR SKIES AND GRADUALLY INCREASING
MOISTURE TRAPPED NEAR THE SURFACE...A SMALL THREAT FOR PATCHY FOG
WILL EXIST NEAR THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST/NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31.
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............60  62  65  67  67  68  68  64  61  57  56  54
RH..............53  50  45  42  42  40  40  48  56  67  69  74
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   5   6   7   6   5   5   5   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
LVORI...............6 TO 7.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....35.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY R SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090207.SJ1WE.01/MLB