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SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLUSIA COMMAND...VOLUSIA COUNTY FIRE SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
902 AM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0839 EDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILERS AT THE SPACE CENTER WERE
RECORDING NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH FROM THE SURFACE TO AROUND
3000 FEET THEN INCREASING TO 15 MPH ABOVE THE 3000 FOOT MARK.
MESONET OBSERVATIONS IN THE BURN AREA WERE RECORDING CALM TO NORTH
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
AS MUCH AS 14 MPH AND SHIFT TO AN EASTERLY DIRECTION EARLY
AFTERNOON PER BELOW FORECAST TABLE.

PLEASE CALL IN A LOCAL OBSERVATION FOR GROUND TRUTHING PURPOSES
AND FORECAST ADJUSTMENT IF NEEDED. 321-254-6083.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............77  81  84  87  89  90  90  90  89  88  85  83
RH..............79  70  62  53  46  42  39  41  43  51  55  60
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1   1   10  10  10  15  15  15  15  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.                    20  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............6.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....62.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...JAMES MAUNEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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