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SPOT FORECAST FOR 1 2A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
723 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 EDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERTICAL WIND PROFILERS AT THE SPACE CENTER WERE
DETECTING NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS SURFACE TO AROUND 1000
FEET AND WEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS FROM AROUND
3500 FEET AND ABOVE. EXPECT THAT THESE STRONGER MORE WEST
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL MIX DOWN DURING THE MORNING RESULTING IN
TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE WEST AT AROUND 10 KNOTS. ANY SEA BREEZE
FORMATION WILL BE SLOW...MID AFTERNOON AND NOT PENETRATE FAR FROM
THE BEACHES OR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MOSQUITO
LAGOON. MELBOURNE AIRPORT TERMINAL FORECAST ALSO FOLLOWS THIS
LINE OF THINKING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  70  72  75  77  79  82  84  86  86  85  81
RH..............97  97  81  79  71  64  58  49  46  45  53  60
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.                10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.12A__.01/MLB