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SPOT FORECAST FOR PITTMAN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1010 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEPARTING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INFLUENCE THE
WEATHER OVER THE BURN AREA FOR ONE MORE DAY...WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
A CONTINUING DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. SURFACE AND
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST BY THIS
AFTERNOON...THOUGH WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO HAVE A NOTICEABLE
IMPACT ON ANY MOISTURE RECOVERY. SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW
RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO TOWARDS DAYBREAK TUESDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA TUESDAY
MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....22.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  63  67  67  67  67  67  64  61  58  56  54
RH..............51  42  35  31  31  31  36  42  49  60  66  71
20 FT WIND DIR..N   NE  NE  S   SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   3   5   6   6   5   5   3   3   3   5
20 FT WIND GUST.                9   8           5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD
                    DAYBREAK.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 4 UNTIL 1700...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 32
                    TO 40 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 45 TO 46 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....120.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100301.PITTM.01/MLB