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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL DIKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
405 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE BURN
WILL VEER TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING WHILE DECREASING TO NEAR 5 MPH.
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY TOWARD SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AS THEY REMAIN
NEAR 5 MPH.

WITH THE POSITION OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EAST OF FLORIDA...
ONSHORE (SOUTHEAST BECOMING SOUTH) SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL KEEP LDSI VALUES A LITTLE HIGHER THAN WHAT IS TYPICAL DURING
THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE PROXIMITY OF THE
BURN TO THE LAGOONS TO THE SOUTH THROUGH EAST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ESE WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 4-5 MPH
                    AND BECOMING SOUTHEAST DURING THE EVENING...
                    AND THEN SOUTH LATE TONIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............66  63  60  57  56  55  55  54  54  54  54  54
RH..............45  52  58  67  68  72  75  74  73  73  74  76
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   7   6   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.14  10  9   7   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH NEAR 5 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....12.
LVORI...............4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...CRISTALDI
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090217.SAWMI.01/MLB