FNUS72 KMLB 121006 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR SSR6...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 506 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WESTERLY SURFACE/TRANSPORT WINDS AHEAD OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN A QUITE WARM DAY. HOWEVER THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. ADDITIONALLY...QUITE WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER-MID 80S COMBINED WITH COOL WATERS IN THE NEARSHORE ATLANTIC SHOULD AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SEA BREEZE. THIS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...AND NOT BE AS GUSTY AS WEDNESDAY. THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY MAY LEAD TO A FEW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY IN THE EVENING...BUT COVERAGE SHOULD BE VERY LOW. THE WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WILL KEEP THE LOW LEVELS MOIST...AND WITH LIGHT WINDS...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR FOG TO FORM AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW LEVEL CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT COVERAGE THOUGH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....41. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 75 77 79 82 81 81 81 78 75 72 70 RH..............79 74 67 62 55 56 54 54 60 66 73 78 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 7 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....3. LVORI...............8. $$ FORECASTER...LASCODY REQUESTED BY...EVAN HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090212.SSR6_.01/MLB