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SPOT FORECAST FOR ES 1-2...US FISH ANDWILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
438 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST DURING THE
MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. VERTICAL WIND
PROFILERS AT THE SPACE CENTER WERE RECORDING NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10
TO 15 MPH. THE WIND WILL MAINTAIN THAT SPEED AS IT SHIFTS TO THE
EAST THEN SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  69  71  73  76  76  75  75  73  70  68  66
RH..............79  71  64  58  52  52  53  53  58  63  69  74
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPED..6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............9.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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