FNUS72 KMLB 291752 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN LAKE FIRE...DOF - BLUE IMT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 152 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1339 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BECOME CLEAR AND WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY MID AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET. FLOW WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DECREASE TO 5-10 MPH...THEN BECOME NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME MONDAY. COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON MONDAY...AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES MAY BE UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNINGS. AREAS NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL HAVE MORE LIMITED RH DROPS DUE TO THE ONSHORE WIND COMPONENT... BUT AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE BURN PERIMETER IS FAR ENOUGH INLAND THAT LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY VEER TO SE-ESE ON TUESDAY WITH INCREASING MOISTURE ACTING TO LIMIT THE DAYTIME RH DECREASES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....5. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 66 62 59 56 54 RH..............46 70 75 80 83 83 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 6 W 6 W 5 W 4 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 10 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....41. $$ FORECASTER...GLITTO REQUESTED BY...DUANE R DURGEE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090329.INDIA.02/MLB