FNUS72 KMLB 181020
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT  1  1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
520 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WITH
MINIMUM RH VALUES APPROACHING 35 PERCENT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR INSTANTANEOUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP IN AREAS NEAR
THE BURN PERIMETER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 67.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     69     76     75     72     67
RH..............67     48     37     39     53     65
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 10   SSW12  SSW12  SSW10  SSW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....20.
LVORI...............4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 30 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....72.

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FORECASTER...GLITTO
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRNHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090218.UNIT1.01/MLB