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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODY TRACT FIRE...VOLUSIA CO. FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
648 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING AT
THE BURN SITE WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING OUT OF THE NORTHEAST.
THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE VARIATION TO THE WIND DIRECTION THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THE AIRMASS IS QUITE DRY DESPITE A CONTINUATION OF
ONSHORE FLOW. MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW 40 PERCENT
AND THERE IS A CHANCE RH VALUES MAY DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT.

A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND BRING
A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5200 FT AGL
                    BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     63     68     71     72     68
RH..............72     56     42     39     40     51
20 FT WIND......NNE 5  NE 11  NE 13  NE 13  NE 13  NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     17     20     20     20     17

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10.
LVORI...............4.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....54.

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FORECASTER...KELLY
REQUESTED BY...JAMES BURNSED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090322.WOODY.01/MLB