FNUS72 KMLB 272109 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSS HAMMOCK...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 509 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1705 EDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION...GOOD AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE BURN SITE OVERNIGHT...SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED BUT THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF CLOUDINESS. MORE IMPORTANTLY...SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. DISPERSION TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD WITH LOW LVORI. FULL RECOVERY OF RH IS NOT EXPECTED. AS A RESULT...FOG FORMATION IS UNLIKELY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....10. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............80 78 76 73 72 70 70 68 66 64 62 61 RH..............39 45 57 62 64 68 63 63 63 66 69 69 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 15 15 12 9 9 8 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....35. $$ FORECASTER...KELLY REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.ROSSH.01/MLB