FNUS72 KMLB 262043
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN LAKE FIRE...VOLUSIA CO. FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
443 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1620 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SEA BREEZE WAS PUSHING SLOWLY INLAND AND A PERIOD
OF GUSTY EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD AFFECT THE BURN SITE BEFORE
SUNSET...THEN THE WINDS WILL EASE AND GRADUALLY VEER BACK TO THE SOUTH
BY AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BECOME LIGHT. WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL
BE 15 MPH OR GREATER...SO THIS WILL KEEP THE LOW LEVELS MIXED ENOUGH TO
PRECLUDE FOG.

THERE IS AN AREA OF CONVECTION MOVING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND THE
COMPUTER MODELS SUGGEST THAT FAR NORTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY MAY HAVE
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT...BUT THE CHANCES LOOK
REMOTE GIVEN THE DRYNESS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND NIGHT TIME STABILITY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............76  73  71  69  67  66  65  64  63  63  63  62
RH..............50  55  63  67  71  76  78  80  83  82  82  82
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..12  10  7   6   6   5   5   4   3   3   3   2
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  15  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....63.

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FORECASTER...LASCODY
REQUESTED BY...JAMES BURNSED
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090326.INDIA.02/MLB