FNUS72 KMLB 041806
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSS HAMMOCK...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SVC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
206 PM EDT TUE MAY 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1343 EDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE...RADAR AND VERTICAL WIND PROFILERS AT THE
SPACE CENTER INDICATE THAT THE SEA BREEZE HAS PUSHED WEST OF THE
FIRE AREA. WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL
AROUND 9 PM THEN START A GRADUAL SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH. SKIES
WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR MID EVENING ALLOWING FOR THE ATMOSPHERE
TO DECOUPLE AND THE WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT SOUTH WHICH WILL
INCREASE THE LVORI INDEX 8 OR 9 AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECTING STRATUS
AFTER 3 AM WHICH WILL LIMIT MIXING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR A
STORM TO THE WEST THROUGH NORTH OF THE AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...

CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....65.
LVORI...............0.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                        TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............88  89  89  88  86  84  82  80  79  79  78  78
RH..............62  61  60  63  67  72  77  79  81  84  86  89
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SE  S   S   W   NW  N   NE
20 FT WIND SPD..13  13  13  13  12  10  9   7   7   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....53 DECREASING TO 8.
LVORI...............9.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 17 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...LINDA HOLIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100504.ROSSH.01/MLB