FNUS72 KMLB 161042
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLUSIA TRACT 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
542 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL HAVE PUSHED SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE BY EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15
MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE FOR ONSHORE MOVING SHOWERS WILL EXIST THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES DEVELOPING. ELEVATED WINDS INTO TONIGHT AND DRIER AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PREVENT FOG FROM FORMING ACROSS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....55.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............66  67  68  68  68  67  66  65  63  62  61  61
RH..............90  87  87  87  84  84  87  87  90  90  93  90
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..10  13  14  15  16  16  16  15  15  14  13  12
20 FT WIND GUST.    15  20  20  25  25  25  20  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....12.
LVORI...............5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VERNACHIO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.VOLUS.01/MLB