FNUS72 KMLB 081257
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR V3 IMPOUNDMENT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
757 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COMBINATION OF WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OFFSHORE AND RIDGE TO THE WEST
WILL PRODUCE LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW MID-MORNING...VEERING TO NORTHEAST DURING THE
AFTERNOON.  BY TONIGHT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS CAUSING 20 FT WINDS TO
DIMINISH EVEN FURTHER TO 5 MPH OR LESS.  OVERALL WIND DIRECTION SHOULD REMAIN
EASTERLY THROUGH THE NIGHT...GRADUALLY VEERING FURTHER FROM NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHEAST.  WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT...TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL
TO NEAR THE DEWPOINT VALUES...CREATING HIGH RH VALUES AND IN TURN MODERATE VALUES
OF LVORI AROUND 6.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     61     63     63     58     55
RH..............69     61     59     63     75     86
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 8    NE 9   NE 8   NE 8   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14.
LVORI...............6.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CONSIDERABLE
                    CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....70.

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FORECASTER...VAN DYKE
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VERNACHIO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100208.V3IMP.01/MLB