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SPOT FORECAST FOR BL4...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
537 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE BURN
AREA TODAY. MIN RH VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT FOR AT LEAST
4 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. A POSSIBLE FLY IN THE OINTMENT FOR REACHING
MIN RH VALUES WILL DEPEND ON MAX TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT
TO 60 DEGREES WITH AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE. A FEW
MORNING CLOUDS WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES LATE THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST 20 FT WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS IN UPWARDS OF 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. DISPERSION VALUES SHOULD
BE GENERALLY GOOD. FEEL THAT THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE TOO DOMINANT
AND COMBINED WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...DO NOT EXPECT SEA BREEZE
FORMATION TODAY. THE DRIER AIR MASS SHOULD INHIBIT FOG FORMATION
OVERNIGHT. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME VERY ISOLATED PATCHY FROST TOWARD
SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........FEW EARLY MORNING CLOUDS...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    STRONGER GUSTS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....52.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  54  57  60  60  61  61  58  54  51  49  47
RH..............50  45  40  35  35  33  32  37  43  50  54  60
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   8   7   7   8   8   7   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............3.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....43.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...SEDLOCK
REQUESTED BY...GLEN STRATTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090302.BL4__.01/MLB