FNUS72 KMLB 141025 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR TICK ISLAND...US FISH ANDWILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 525 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST TODAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE DEEP SOUTH SLIDES TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION ALOFT WILL LIMIT AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHT TO 3,000FT OR LESS. THE LIGHT WINDS AND RELATIVELY LOW MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RESULTING IN POOR TO FAIR DISPERSION CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....29. LVORI...............1. TIME (EST) 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........ WEATHER TYPE....... TEMP...............53 60 63 66 66 66 66 66 63 60 57 56 RH.................79 69 62 55 50 51 52 59 68 78 81 85 20 FT WIND DIR.....NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD.....5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.... 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............9. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....51. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...BRAGAW REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100114.TICKI.01/MLB