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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 3 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
748 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 EST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE NUDGED SLIGHTLY SOUTH TODAY AS A FRONTAL
TROUGH DROPS DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THIS WILL ALLOW NORTHWEST
SURFACE/TRANSPORT WINDS TO BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST WITH NO SEA BREEZE
ANTICIPATED.  HIGHER MIN RH IS FORECAST FOR THE BURN SITE THAN WHAT
THE ZONE FORECAST INDICATED...DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO WATER.

LOW LEVEL WINDS EXPECTED TO STAY AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT WHICH WOULD
PRECLUDE HIGH LVORI AND FOG.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....37.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  12 PM  2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     60     64     67     66     59
RH..............79     50     40     35     36     53
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 7    W 8    W 9    W 9    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............5.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....65.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...LASCODY
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110214.UNIT3.01/MLB