FNUS72 KMLB 201406
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR STARKE SOUTH...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
906 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COME AROUND TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH AS HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD SLIDES EASTWARD AND
OFFSHORE THE EAST COAST. DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE FAIR AT BEST
DUE TO THE LIGHTER WINDS...BUT VALUES COULD RISE A LITTLE ABOVE
INDICATED VALUES BY THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD SURFACE AND TRANSPORT
WINDS STEADILY INCREASE. BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD WHICH SHOULD
PREVENT WIDESPREAD FOG FORMATION. HOWEVER PATCHY FOG MAY STILL BE
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....20.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  63  67  70  71  71  72  72  68  65  61  59
RH..............77  69  60  52  47  46  46  52  60  72  78  80
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   3   3   3   3   5   5   5   3   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............6.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....68.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100120.STARK.01/MLB