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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOL DAY TWO...FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
557 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL VEER TO THE EAST INTO THIS
EVENING. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL INCREASE INTO TONIGHT ALONG WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LATE NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP DOWN THE PENINSULA SATURDAY...WITH
WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MOVING IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 26 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............66  67  67  68  67  66  66  65  65  65  65  65
RH..............75  75  81  81  84  84  84  87  87  87  87  90
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  ENE ENE ENE ENE E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..15  16  17  17  16  14  13  13  13  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.20  25  25  25  25  20  15  15  15  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0100...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....16.
LVORI...............4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0700...THEN 3 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 26
                    TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.

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FORECASTER...GLITTO
REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091217.SCHOO.01/MLB