FNUS72 KMLB 151909 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSIDE FIRE...DIVISION OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 209 PM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1343 EST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP A WEAK NORTHEAST TO EAST LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE AREA INTO SUNDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT AND THEN PICK UP TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH OUT OF THE EAST BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED. MAY SEE PATCHY GROUND FOG DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT TO AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY. TO OBTAIN THE FARSITE FORECAST VISIT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB/FARSITE.PHP .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....32. LVORI...............0. TIME (EST) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 64 62 60 57 56 56 55 55 54 54 52 RH..............47 49 54 64 75 77 77 80 77 80 77 83 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 7 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3. LVORI...............6. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....27. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...WEITLICH REQUESTED BY...JOHN KERN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110115.WESTS.01/MLB