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SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLIES BAY...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
901 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FUELS WILL BECOME DRY ENOUGH TO IGNITE MID MORNING
AS OVERNIGHT DEW EVAPORATES OFF. LIGHT EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
LATEST SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER
MOVING IN FROM THE GULF DURING THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  63  66  69  69  69  69  67  64  62  61  60
RH..............76  68  62  58  57  57  58  64  73  81  84  88
20 FT WIND DIR..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   7   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.            10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....0.
LVORI...............8.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....63.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100129.BILLI.02/MLB