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SPOT FORECAST FOR IRONHORSE COMMAND...FLORIDA DIV. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
616 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0558 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY MID
MORNING...THEN TREND TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST TO EAST LATE MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH.
A FEW VERY LIGHT RADAR RETURNS MOVING IN FROM THE ATLANTIC COULD
BRING A FEW SPRINKLES TO THE BURN PERIMETER AREA THIS MORNING...BUT
NO MEASURABLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 25 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....74.

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............60  60  63  66  69  70  71  72  74  75  73  71
RH..............75  76  67  61  54  52  50  49  47  46  50  54
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  ENE ENE  E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   8   12  15  17  20  21  21  21  20  18  17
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  15  20  25  30  30  30  30  30  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 25 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.
LVORI...............3.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....73.

NOTE: NOTICED YOU ARE USING THE KENANSVILLE OBSERVATION. WOULD
RECOMMEND KTIX TO BE MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF LOCAL CONDITIONS.

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FORECASTER...GLITTO
REQUESTED BY...JOHN KERN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110303.IRONH.01/MLB