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SPOT FORECAST FOR IRONHORSE COMMAND...FLORIDA DIV. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
556 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0535 EST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE OUT OF THE EAST TO
EAST-SOUTHEAST TODAY (FROM 100-130 DEGREES). WIND SPEEDS WILL
PICK UP QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH 20FT WINDS REACHING TO
AROUND 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 25 TO 30
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES MOVING IN FROM THE ATLANTIC
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATE AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....69.

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............61  61  64  68  72  72  73  74  75  75  73  70
RH..............72  75  67  61  53  53  50  49  47  46  49  55
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE E   E   E   E   E   E   ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   9   13  16  17  20  21  21  21  21  20  17
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  15  25  25  30  30  30  30  30  30  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11.
LVORI...............4.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.

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FORECASTER...GLITTO
REQUESTED BY...JOHN KERN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110304.IRONH.01/MLB