FNUS72 KMLB 162210
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR YETI FIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
610 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1737 EDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL
FLORIDA...AND HAS DRAGGED ANOMALOUSLY DRY AIR INTO THE REGION.
GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE AFTER SUNSET...BUT SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT. NO
SETTLING OF SMOKE IS ANTICIPATED.

EXPECT ANOTHER DRY AND COOLER THAN NORMAL DAY ON TUESDAY WITH GOOD
DISPERSION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16 GUSTING TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO
                    5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............78  74  70  69  67  65  64  64  63  62  61  60
RH..............43  49  54  58  63  67  69  71  72  73  74  75
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..16  15  14  13  12  9   8   7   7   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.22  20  19  18  17  14  11

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL  IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 TO 22 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....69.
LVORI...............0.

$$
FORECASTER...CRISTALDI
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110516.YETIF.02/MLB