FNUS72 KMLB 171608
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR B_LINE 2 3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1208 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 EDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...KEEPING THE BURN AREA IN SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WITH LITTLE
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON BEHIND A WEAK SEA BREEZE CURRENTLY NEAR THE US 1
CORRIDOR. THOUGH SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECOUPLE LATE THIS
EVENING...DRY AIR AND MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS
SHOULD LIMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY OVERNIGHT FOG AND LOW
VISIBILITIES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............88  90  91  91  90  90  88  86  84  83  81  80
RH..............64  58  56  56  56  59  65  70  72  77  79  82
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD.. 8  11  12  14  14  13  10  7   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.    15  18  20  20  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............5.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VERNACHIO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100717.B_LIN.01/MLB