FNUS72 KMLB 082115 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 1 3...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 415 PM EST TUE FEB 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1615 EST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE MIDWEST WILL EXTEND EASTWARD AND OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO WEAKEN AND BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY LATER THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS OVER THE AREA WILL PROHIBIT FOG FORMATION LATE TONIGHT...DESPITE LIGHTER WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND WILL ALSO KEEP NIL RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE EAST TO SOUTHEAST TOMORROW AND PROVIDE ENOUGH ONSHORE FLOW TO KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. HOWEVER WEAKER BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL ALSO LEAD TO LOWER DISPERSION VALUES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4. LVORI...............6. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 50 49 48 46 46 47 47 46 45 45 45 RH..............64 68 71 77 83 83 79 79 83 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...WEITLICH REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110208.UNIT1.02/MLB