FNUS72 KMLB 171021 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR 9 3...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 621 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT STEADY MODERATELY BRISK NORTHWEST SURFACE AND TRANSPORT LAYER WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH EXCELLENT DISPERSION. THE GRADUAL RATE OF DRY AIR ADVECTION VERSUS COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL PRECLUDE SIGNIFICANTLY LOW MIN RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....66. LVORI...............0. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 71 71 72 73 73 72 72 69 67 65 64 RH..............76 68 68 64 62 59 59 59 63 65 68 70 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.11 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....17. LVORI...............3. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....60. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...CRISTALDI REQUESTED BY...GLEN STRATTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091017.93___.01/MLB