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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH...SJRWMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
649 AM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER OVER THE
BURN AREA THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS AS THE LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST. 20 FOOT WINDS
WILL VEER TO THE NORTH BY AFTERNOON...AND TO THE NORTHEAST BY LATE
AFTERNOON AS A WEAK SEA BREEZE REACHES EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY. THOUGH
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT...A RELATIVELY DRY AIRMASS IN
PLACE OVER THE PENINSULA WILL LIMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW
VISIBILITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....29.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57  60  63  65  67  67  68  68  66  64  61  60
RH..............62  58  52  46  43  45  43  43  47  52  58  62
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   9   9   8   8   7   7   7   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10              10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............3.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...DUFF SWAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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