FNUS72 KMLB 271057
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANAL FIRE...DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
657 AM EDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0638 EDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND
25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.  THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 50%.  MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS THROUGH
THE MIXING LAYER WILL GENERATE VERY GOOD DISPERSION RATES THROUGH
SUNSET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY.......49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......EAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17
                   MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4400 FT AGL
                   LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS....EAST 14 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...67.
LVORI..............1.

TIME (EDT)         6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%)............MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV........
WEATHER TYPE.......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP...............68     72     77     79     80     79     76
RH.................81     79     65     55     52     54     56
20 FT WIND.........E 8    E 12   E 17   E 18   E 20   E 18   E 15
20 FT WIND GUST....10     15     25     25     25     25     20


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY.......87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......2200-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1400 FT AGL
                   AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS....EAST 15 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...8.
LVORI..............5.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY.......54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16
                   MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4400 FT AGL
                   LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS....EAST 14 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...57.
LVORI..............0.

$$

FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...MIKE KUYPERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090427.CANAL.08/MLB