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SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLUSIA COMMAND 2011...VOLUSIA COUNTY FIRE SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
528 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0505 EDT ON JUNE 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING GRADUALLY
IMPROVING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS FROM TODAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE MORNING...THEN BECOME SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SEA BREEZE DRIFTS INLAND FROM THE COAST.
THE CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING STORMS TO AFFECT THE BURN PERIMETER WILL BE
MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                                    SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....                                    TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  79  80  83  85  88  89  90  91  90  90  89
RH..............88  85  82  74  67  59  57  54  50  52  54  56
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SSW SSW S   S   SSE SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   7   7   8   9   10  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.                        10  10      15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....28.

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FORECASTER...GLITTO
REQUESTED BY...JULIE MADDUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110623.VOLUS.01/MLB