FNUS72 KMLB 251854
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO WILDFIRE...MARTIN CO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
254 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1435 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING
IN STUART NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
ONLY GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED
BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH
HUMIDITY RISING ABOVE 50 PERCENT BY SUNSET. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 26 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....77.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............77  76  75  74  72  71  70  70  69  68  67  67
RH..............38  40  42  45  53  57  59  61  63  65  67  69
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..20  20  18  18  16  15  14  13  12  10   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.28  28  27  25  24  23  22  19  16  14  14  13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    23 MPH DECREASING TO  7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 1400-2100
                    FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
LVORI...............3.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
                    20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...VOLKMER
REQUESTED BY...FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090325.RIOWI.01/MLB