FNUS72 KMLB 051142
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR JAY    ANGELS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
742 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRIER AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE AREA BEHIND
THE WEAK FRONT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES OUT
OF THE FORECAST TODAY. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL VEER NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE BURN
SITE THIS MORNING TO THE NORTHEAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY BECOMING BREEZY AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO AROUND 25 MPH LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ELEVATED ONSHORE
FLOW WILL HELP KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ALONG THE COAST ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS BUT COULD CAUSE CONTROL ISSUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............67  69  71  73  75  76  77  77  78  77  76  74
RH..............75  70  66  62  55  56  54  52  51  53  56  62
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   10  12  13  15  15  17  17  17  17  16  15
20 FT WIND GUST.    15  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....12.
LVORI...............4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110505.JAYAN.01/MLB