FNUS72 KMLB 080532
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR 407 528 WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1232 AM EST SUN MAR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2358 EST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE AXIS OF THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS ACROSS
CENTRAL FLORIDA...VERY NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL. THIS WAS RESULTING IN A
LIGHT SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW.  BECAUSE OF THESE LIGHT WINDS THERE
WILL BE PATCHY FOG FORMING BEFORE SUNRISE. THE WIND DIRECTION SHOULD
NOT CHANGE MUCH THROUGH EARLY MORNING. BY ABOUT MID AFTERNOON THE
SEA BREEZE SHOULD REACH THE BURN SITE...PRODUCING A SHIFT OF WINDS
TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH AND A LITTLE GUSTY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............9.

TIME (EST)      1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE NONE    NONE
TEMP............60     59     58     62     72     71     76     79
RH..............90     90     93     96     70     61     55     51
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 2   SE 2   SE 3   S 6    S 7  S 8  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     10     10     15

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    BY ABOUT MID AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

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FORECASTER...LASCODY
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090307.40752.01/MLB