FNUS72 KMLB 202240
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE FORKS 16...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
540 PM EST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1740 EST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON THURSDAY AHEAD
OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM TO THE WEST. WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY OUT OF THE
SOUTH AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING CREATING HIGH DISPERSION VALUES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A
THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE BURN AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AFTER 2 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20
                    TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....67.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3PM    5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     77     82     81     78     73
RH..............78     69     58     60     67     81
20 FT WIND......S 13   S 16   S 16   S 14   S 5    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             5

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...PAUL HARPSFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100120.THREE.01/MLB