FNUS72 KMLB 032148
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR BL1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
448 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1645 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
PREVAIL OVERNIGHT.  THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN TIGHT ENOUGH TO PREVENT SURFACE AND BOUNDARY
LAYER WINDS FROM DECOUPLING...RESULTING IN FAIR TO GOOD DISPERSION
INDICES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES.  DESPITE A
DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW...MOISTURE THROUGH THE MIXING LAYER OVER THE
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOG TO FORM EVEN IF
WINDS WERE TO DIMINISH UNEXPECTEDLY.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY.......AROUND 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS....NORTH-NORTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...45 DECREASING TO 5.
LVORI..............2.

TIME (EST)        6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  12 AM  2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%)...........MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.......N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............55     52     50     47     46     45     44
RH................50     60     63     73     78     83     85
20 FT WIND........N 9    N 7    N 6    N 5    N 5    N 5    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST...20     10     10     10


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE
    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....35.
LVORI...............1.

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FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090303.BL1__.01/MLB