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SPOT FORECAST FOR IRONHORSE COMMAND...FLORIDA DIV. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
620 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL VEER TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE...BECOMING BREEZY AT
15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LIKELY. A FEW SPRINKLES
MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC MAY CROSS THE BURN PERIMETER
AREA THIS MORNING...BUT THE DRIER AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BRING ANY MEASURABLE RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                    18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....56.

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TEMP............58  58  61  64  68  68  69  71  72  74  71  68
RH..............82  82  73  65  57  55  53  49  48  45  50  54
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   NNE NNE NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   7   9   13  17  18  18  17  17  17  16  14
20 FT WIND GUST.10      15  20  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11.
LVORI...............4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....70.

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FORECASTER...GLITTO
REQUESTED BY...JOHN KERN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110302.IRONH.01/MLB