FNUS72 KMLB 282056 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 3 2D...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 356 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1535 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SOME LOW CLOUDS SHOULD SCOOT THROUGH AROUND SUNRISE BUT THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL PRECLUDE FOG FORMATION. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ONCE THE BAND OF SHOWERS/STORMS MOVES THROUGH. .DISCUSSION... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....10. LVORI...............4. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE SHRA TEMP............72 69 68 66 65 65 64 65 RH..............64 76 78 84 87 87 87 87 20 FT WIND......SSE 9 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 29 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....86. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...LASCODY REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090228.UNIT3.02/MLB