FNUS72 KMLB 301955
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALTOONA EAST...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
355 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 EDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE
FORECAST WELL INTO THE EVENING. SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY TONIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............9.

TIME (EDT)      4PM 5PM  6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC   PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....SCT NUM  NUM NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM  TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............86  85   85  83  82  81  80  79  79  79  78  78  78
RH..............52  58   69  74  79  82  85  88  88  88  91  91  91
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S    SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6    6   6   5   5   2   2   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.7                                 5   5   5   5   5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CONSIDERABLE
                    CLOUDINESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....40.

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FORECASTER...PENDERGRAST
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090730.ALTOO.01/MLB