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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE LOUISA SP...FLA PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
609 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ADVECT A COLD AND DRY
AIR MASS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH FRIDAY. FORECAST SOUNDING
FOR THE BURN AREA INDICATED NORTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS AT 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 15 MPH. COLD AIR MASS WILL LIMIT MIXING HEIGHTS AND THE
STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH DISPERSION VALUES THROUGH
SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....83.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  45  47  49  51  52  54  55  52  50  47  45
RH..............60  49  43  37  33  33  32  32  37  41  47  55
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..12  12  12  12  12  12  13  13  10  8   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............3.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND
                    29 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....77.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...ROSI MULHOLLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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