FNUS72 KMLB 222113
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR BITHLO WILDFIRE...ORANGE CO FIRE RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
513 PM EDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1656 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY
HEADING TOWARD SUNSET THEN REMAIN LIGHT SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 35
PERCENT THROUGH SUNSET.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............79  76  73  70  68  66  65  64  63  62  62  61
RH..............26  31  36  43  49  58  70  75  81  81  81  84
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  SSW SSW SW  SW SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   8   8   7   6   5   3   3   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.        10  10              5   5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.

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FORECASTER...GLITTO
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090422.BITHL.01/MLB