FNUS72 KMLB 171143
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR YETI FIRE  SEVEN POINT...US FISH ANDWILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
743 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0726 EDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS ALREADY MOVED SOUTH OF THE FIRE THIS
MORNING ENDING ANY CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH MID WEEK.
WINDS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH 1000 EDT BEFORE
BECOMING WESTERLY AGAIN AND INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THOUGH WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS
YESTERDAY...WIND GUSTS COULD STILL REACH TO 20 TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG PROVIDING VERY GOOD DISPERSION INDICIES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...MAKING CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR CONTROL
ISSUES WITH THE WILDFIRE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....70.
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............61  65  70  74  76  77  79  81  81  80  78  76
RH..............78  78  65  55  46  43  40  38  36  39  43  49
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..3   6   8   10  12  13  15  15  17  17  15  16
20 FT WIND GUST.5       10      15  20  22  22  25  25  25  22

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............5.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....53.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110517.YETIF.02/MLB