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SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLUSIA COMMAND 2011...VOLUSIA COUNTY FIRE SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
504 AM EDT SAT JUN 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0438 EDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DRAW ABUNDANT
MOISTURE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE EAST COAST COUNTIES TODAY...AND HELP FOCUS SHOWERS
AND STORMS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PENINSULA. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS OF
5 TO 10 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF STORMS...WITH WINDS FROM THE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. WIND DIRECTION BECOMING MORE
VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON AS SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA.
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL LINGER WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR WITH A FEW STORMS TODAY AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL BE A CONCERN FOR NEW FIRE STARTS IN AREAS THAT DO NOT
RECEIVE AS MUCH RAIN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH THIS
                    MORNING...THEN VARIABLE 5-8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....26.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....                ISO ISO SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....                TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............75  76  76  79  82  84  85  86  87  88  89  86
RH..............87  87  87  79  69  65  61  59  55  54  52  57
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   SW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   6   6   7   7   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH THEN BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............5.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO
                    8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11.

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FORECASTER...GLITTO
REQUESTED BY...JULIE MADDUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110625.VOLUS.01/MLB