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SPOT FORECAST FOR ATLANTIC RIDGE PSP...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS DOMINATED THE WEATHER ACROSS
THE PENINSULA WILL MOVE WELL TO THE EAST TODAY...AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE BY
EARLY AFTERNOON WILL BACK SURFACE WINDS TO 160-140 DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING RAIN
OVER THE BURN AREA TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............70  73  76  79  80  80  81  81  80  79  78  77
RH..............81  76  69  64  62  62  58  58  58  58  60  62
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   10  13  15  16  16  15  16  15  15  14  13
20 FT WIND GUST.10      15  18  20  20  20  20  25  25  20  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    TOWARDS SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13.
LVORI...............4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....73.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...MIRANDA CUNNINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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