FNUS72 KMLB 211056 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLUSIA V6 7 8...US FISH ANDWILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 556 AM EST THU JAN 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AT THE SURFACE...AND SOUTH TO TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE TRANSPORT LAYER WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES TODAY. THE BEST ESTIMATE OF START TIME OF PRECIP WOULD BE ABOUT 4 PM...ALTHOUGH THE FORECAST CALLS FOR A LESSER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS REACHING THE BURN SITE AS EARLY AS 2 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....87. LVORI...............0. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............69 72 74 77 77 77 77 75 73 71 69 68 RH..............84 79 74 67 67 67 69 74 79 84 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 17 18 20 20 20 20 18 15 14 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 3 UNTIL 0100...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....20. LVORI...............5. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0700...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....70. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...CRISTALDI REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100121.VOLUS.01/MLB