FNUS72 KMLB 041057
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 2 1  T9...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
557 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EARLY MORNING OBSERVATIONS SHOW THE NOCTURNAL LAND BREEZE
REMAINS WEST OF THE PLANNED BURN SITE...OUT OVER THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON
AS SEEN IN WINDS FROM TOWER 819 NEAR SCOTTSMOOR (NW WINDS) AND TOWER 421
NEAR SHILOH (NNE WINDS). EXPECT WIND DIRECTION TO REMAIN GENERALLY OUT
OF THE NORTHEAST WITH A MODEST INCREASE IN SPEED...TRENDING TOWARD ENE
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHT WELL AFTER SUNSET...
CONDITIONS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE FOR FOG FORMATION...
GIVEN THE POSITION OF THE SURFACE HIGH NORTH OF FLORIDA WILL FAVOR
LIGHT ENE TO NE WINDS OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....40.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  60  62  63  63  63  62  61  61  58  55  53
RH..............57  53  52  50  50  50  54  56  56  64  72  77
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  ENE ENE ENE NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   9   10  11  12  12  12  11  10   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  11  12  14  15  15  15  14  13  11  10   9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
LVORI...............4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...CRISTALDI
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VERNACHIO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.UNIT2.01/MLB