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SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLUSIA COMMAND 2011...VOLUSIA COUNTY FIRE SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
837 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0807 EDT ON JUNE 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS STRETCHED ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE A GENERALLY WEAK WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WIND FLOW AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH AT THE SURFACE. THE EAST COAST SEA
BREEZE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIGHTLY DELAYED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
THIS OFFSHORE FLOW. AS THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES WESTWARD PAST THE
BURN SITE AROUND MID AFTERNOON WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE
EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. DRIER AIR BUILDING INTO THE AREA
WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BUILD INTO THE AFTERNOON TO THE MID 90S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....40.
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  85  88  90  92  92  94  92  92  89  87
RH..............85  76  69  62  56  51  46  46  46  51  57  63
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   E   E   SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   6   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.                        10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............6.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...JULIE MADDUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110620.VOLUS.02/MLB