FNUS72 KMLB 221233 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN MOUND STATION...BREVARD COUNTY EEL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 733 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...LATEST RADAR LOOP WAS INDICATING SHOWERS MOVING TO THE NORTH OVER OKEECHOBEE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES. EXPECTING SHOWERS IN THE AREA OF THE BURN SITE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRE FRONTAL SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS AT 10 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH LATE MORNING AS STRONGER WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE MIX DOWN. OF NOTE...THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILER AT THE SPACE CENTER WERE DETECTING 15 TO 20 KNOT SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM JUST OFF THE SURFACE THROUGH 5000 FEET. STRONGER WINDS SHOULD REDUCE SITE- SPECIFIC LVORI TO AROUND 6 AND INCREASE THE DISPERSION INDEX TO AROUND 13 THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH MID MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....47. 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............69 71 72 74 74 74 74 74 73 71 70 68 RH..............84 78 73 73 69 69 69 71 76 81 84 87 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 12 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 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 58. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....13. LVORI...............6. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....44. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...WIMMER REQUESTED BY...VANDERBLEEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100222.INDIA.01/MLB