FNUS72 KMLB 162159
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIMS WILDFIRE...VOLUSIA FIRE RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
459 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1635 EST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAKENING BOUNDARY CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE
OCALA AREA WITH A TEMPORARY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND AN INCREASE IN
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SHIFT BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH AS THE MAIN FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUE
TO APPROACH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED
BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. WIND SHIFTS TO THE WEST AT AROUND 10
MPH THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. VERTICAL WIND
PROFILERS AT THE SPACE CENTER WERE DETECTING SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15
TO 20 MPH FROM JUST OFF THE SURFACE THROUGH 6000 FEET.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....68.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....        RW  RW  RW  RW  RNF RNF RNF RNF RNF RNF
TEMP............80  77  75  73  72  71  70  70  69  68  68  67
RH..............62  69  73  76  79  81  81  84  87  87  90  90
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  6   6   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15          10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............9.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
                    PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...DARIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101116.MIMSW.02/MLB