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SPOT FORECAST FOR KOLA...VOLUSIA COUNTY FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1058 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1033 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 250-270 DEGREES
TO INCREASE TO 15 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
IN THE 20-24 MPH RANGE. DEW POINTS AND RH WILL DROP RAPIDLY FROM
LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER STARTS
TO MIX WITH VERY DRY AIR FROM ABOUT 2500 FEET UPWARD. CONDITIONS
FAVOR RAPID SPREAD OF ANY FLAREUPS OR NEW IGNITIONS.

EXTENT OF SMOKE SETTLING NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF BURN AREA WILL BE
HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON BEHAVIOR OF FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS MAY
FAVOR SOME LIGHT MIST FORMATION TOWARD SUNRISE IN THE IMMEDIATE
VICINITY OF SMOLDERING AREAS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20-24 MPH
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH INCREASING TO NEAR 25 MPH BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....72.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%)......... PC  MS  MS  MS  MS  MC  MS  MS  MS CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............78  82  85  86  86  88  88  84  80  77  75
RH..............62  52  43  36  35  32  37  44  50  54  61
20 FT WIND DIR.. W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..14  15  15  15  15  14  14  13  12  10   9
20 FT WIND GUST.21  22  23  24  24  23  22  19  26  14  12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............7.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....56.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...CRISTALDI
REQUESTED BY...JIM MAUNEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110324.KOLA_.01/MLB