FNUS72 KMLB 090024 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR IRONHORSE COMMAND...FLORIDA DIV. OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 724 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1913 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS FROM JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE UP THROUGH 3500 FEET ARE OUT OF THE EAST AT NEAR 20 KNOTS. EVEN THOUGH SURFACE WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT, EXPECT FAIR TO GOOD NIGHTTIME DISPERSION VALUES. ANY RESIDUAL SMOKE SHOULD SHOW A STEADY DRIFT IN A NEARLY DUE WESTWARD DIRECTION OVERNIGHT, FOR THE MOST PART STAYING NORTH OF S.R. 46. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST HYSPLIT DISPERSION MODEL DATA. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS DECREASING TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9. LVORI...............8. TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 68 67 65 64 62 61 61 60 60 59 61 RH..............60 65 68 74 82 90 93 97 100 99 99 89 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....50. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...CRISTALDI REQUESTED BY...JOHN KERN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110308.IRONH.04/MLB