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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1619 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DARKNESS WITH DECREASE
IN SPEED NOTICEABLY AFTER DUSK. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS PARTIAL DECOUPLING
AFTER AROUND 8PM THIS EVENING. THIS PROCESS MAY ALLOW FOR SLIGHT
BACKING TO MORE NORTHERLY COMPONENT (010-020 AZIMUTH WITH 20 FT
WIND SPEEDS NO MORE THAN 4 TO 6 MPH. WINDS AT SLIGHTLY HIGHER LEVELS
SHOW THAT A NORTHEAST COMPONENT IN THE RANGE OF 030-050 AZIMUTH SHOULD
BE THE DOMINANT WIND OVERNIGHT. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11.
LVORI...............5.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
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............66  63  62  61  60  60  60  59  59  59  59  59
RH..............58  65  67  70  72  72  77  77  78  78  79  79
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12  10  7   7   6   6   7   7   7   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PENDERGRAST
REQUESTED BY...JOHN KERN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110302.IRONH.03/MLB