FNUS72 KMLB 060959 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR JDSP I1 2 G2...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE,JONATHAN DICKINSON STATE PARK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 559 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON JULY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS AND INCREASING MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS GEORGIA AND ALABAMA WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND MOVING TOWARD THE EAST COAST. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS WHICH WILL HOLD OFF THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY WILL BE ABLE TO INCH SLOWLY INLAND BETWEEN THE BURN SITE AND THE COAST BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM BUT OFFSHORE BLOWING LOW LEVEL WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST SHOULD KEEP MOST OF THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE HEADED OFFSHORE. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST BELOW BACKS THE WINDS TO SOUTH TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. IF THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY SHOULD MAKE IT TO THE BURN SITE WINDS WOULD SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE RETURNING TO A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION IN THE EVENING. WINDS CAN ALSO BECOME GUSTY AND STRONGER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....50. LVORI...............0. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 86 87 88 89 90 89 88 87 85 84 83 RH..............80 73 67 64 62 61 63 64 68 71 75 77 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 12 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 11 12 14 16 16 16 16 14 12 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5. LVORI...............6. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....66. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...VOLKMER REQUESTED BY...ROB ROSSMANITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090706.JDSPI.01/MLB