FNUS72 KMLB 282310
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY LINE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
610 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1742 EST ON DECEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS FLORIDA
OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS TO
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE WEAK WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A LOW DISPERSION INDEX...RESULTING IN
HIGH LVORI VALUES.  THE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION IS QUITE DRY AND
WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS ON
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
COAST THAT LIMIT THE LOW HUMIDITY DURATIONS TO THREE HOURS OR LESS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER........CLEAR. PATCHY OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY.......NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                   LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......2200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...3.
LVORI..............9.

TIME (EST)         6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%)............CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV........                            PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE.......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST  FROST
TEMP...............54     46     39     36     35     32     29
RH.................34     47     79     85     85     95     95
20 FT WIND.........NW 6   W 5    W 5    W 3    L/V    L/V    L/V
20 FT WIND GUST....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY.......41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
                   MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH
                   LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL THROUGH
                   THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...26.
LVORI..............1.

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FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101228.COUNT.02/MLB