FNUS72 KMLB 191947
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR BITHLO WILDFIRE...ORANGE CO FIRE RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
347 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 EDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SHIFT TO THE EAST AS A LATE
AFTERNOON EAST COAST SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. THE
EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET
WITH THE LOSS OF THE SEA BREEZE. SOUTHERLY WINDS...RESULTING IN
HIGHER THAN USUAL NIGHTTIME MIXING HEIGHTS...ARE FORECAST TO
INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGHTENS BETWEEN A
FRONTAL TROUGH TO THE WEST AND HIGH PRESSURE MOVING EAST ACROSS
THE BAHAMA ISLANDS AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.
LVORI...............5.

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............78  76  74  72  71  69  69  68  68  68  67  67
RH..............52  58  57  64  66  73  73  78  81  81  84  84
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..12  10  9   9   8   7   7   6   6   6   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15      10  10  10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....56.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...KIMBERLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090419.BITHL.01/MLB