FNUS72 KMLB 190904 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR TICK ISLAND...US FISH ANDWILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 404 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON JANUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR DISPERSION VALUES TODAY. WHILE THE FORECAST SHOWS WINDS BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST...WIND SPEEDS DROPPING OFF TO LESS THAN 5 MPH INDICATE THAT DIRECTION WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE VARIABLE NEAR THE BURN SITE AFTER IGNITION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH BY MID MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....17. LVORI...............0. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 60 64 67 68 68 68 68 65 61 58 55 RH..............83 72 64 56 50 47 47 52 62 72 80 86 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............10. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....21. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...CRISTALDI REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100119.TICKI.01/MLB