FNUS72 KMLB 221424
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALTOONA EAST...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
924 AM EST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECTING SHOWERS IN THE AREA OF THE BURN SITE BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. ESTIMATED SIX (6) HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE 0.03
FROM 7AM-1PM AND 0.09 FROM 1PM TO 7PM. PRE FRONTAL SOUTHERLY
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 MPH LATE MORNING AS STRONGER
WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE MIX DOWN. STRONGER WINDS SHOULD
REDUCE SITE-SPECIFIC LVORI TO AROUND 6 OVERNIGHT AND PRODUCE
INCREASE THE DISPERSION INDEX TO AROUND 8 FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............67  69  72  74  74  75  75  75  73  71  69  67
RH..............81  78  73  66  64  62  60  66  71  76  81  87
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  13  14  14  14  14  13  12  9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.    15  15  20  20  20  20  15  15  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............6.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....43.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.ALTOO.01/MLB