FNUS72 KMLB 162209
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEPPER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
609 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1728 EDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE RIDGE AXIS DRAPED OVER THE NORTH HALF OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL GENERATE A STEADY SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZE THROUGH
THE MIXING LAYER OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN FAIR TO GOOD DISPERSION
CONDITIONS. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PULL RELATIVELY DRY AIR INTO
THE CENTRAL PENINSULA OVERNIGHT THAT WILL LIMIT THE CHANCE FOR ANY
COASTAL SHOWERS OR FOG TO DEVELOP.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    THEN BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EDT)         6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%)............PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV........
WEATHER TYPE.......
TEMP...............87  86  84  83  82  81  81  81  80  80  79  79
RH.................75  77  81  83  85  87  86  86  87  88  91  94
20 FT WIND DIR.....S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD.....12  10  10  8   8   6   6   6   4   4   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST....15          10  10                          5


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5100 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.
LVORI...............1.

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FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100716.PEPPE.02/MLB