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SPOT FORECAST FOR MALABAR WEST 5-B...FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
347 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS
THE PENINSULA WILL MOVE WELL TO THE EAST TODAY...AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. SOUTHERLY
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 INTO THE REGION TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............71  74  78  78  79  80  80  79  79  77  76  74
RH..............76  71  62  62  60  58  56  58  58  60  62  64
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   10  13  14  14  13  14  14  14  13  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.10      15  20  20  15  20  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TOWARDS
                    SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13.
LVORI...............5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9
                    TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13
                    TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...TOM HENSLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.MALAB.01/MLB