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SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIANTOWN WILDFIRE...MARTIN EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1220 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1201 EDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PREVAILING EASTERLY WINDS WILL BUMP INTO THE LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN LIGHTNING STORMS
OVER WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FROM THE STRONGER STORM CELLS. THERE
IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR FUNNELS LIKE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
STORMS SHOULD WIND DOWN LATE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT STEADY RAIN FOR
ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO BEFORE TOTALLY DISSIPATING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............83  84  84  84  83  83  81  78  76  75  75  74
RH..............63  63  61  63  63  67  74  79  82  82  84  84
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   12  12  12  12  12  12  12  9   9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    MAINLY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....53.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...DEBRA MCCAUGHEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090513.INDIA.01/MLB