FNUS72 KMLB 261055 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTTSMOOR UNITS 10...BREVARD COUNTY EEL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 555 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...THE MODELS LOOK CONSISTENT IN SHOWING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS PUSHING INTO THE SOUTH HALF OF THE PENINSULA...WITH A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE PENINSULA. SURFACE/TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD STAY WESTERLY TODAY AS A REINFORCING FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD NORTH OF THE AREA. WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO START AROUND NOON TO 1 PM. THE REINFORCING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLIDE THROUGH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...KEEPING LOW LEVEL WINDS ELEVATED. SO I DO NOT ANTICIPATE FOG ISSUES...THOUGH A HEAVY DEW SHOULD OCCUR. THE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTH/NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....65. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 60 62 64 66 66 66 66 63 60 57 55 RH..............58 47 40 34 29 29 29 29 36 44 54 61 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 12 13 14 13 12 8 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....4. LVORI...............5. $$ FORECASTER...LASCODY REQUESTED BY...VANDERBLEEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100126.SCOTT.01/MLB