FNUS72 KMLB 151035 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBERLINE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 635 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0645 EDT ON JULY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY. A WESTERLY WIND COMPONENT NEAR 5 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE VARIABLE BY MIDDAY BEFORE THE SEA BREEZE BECOMES ESTABLISHED...THEN WINDS BECOMING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BEGIN TO FORM BY MIDDAY. WINDS MAY SHIFT DIRECTIONS AND BECOME GUSTY NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....17. 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 SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 79 81 83 86 87 88 89 89 88 88 87 RH..............91 91 91 82 77 70 65 63 63 63 65 70 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W VRB VRB ENE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 4 6 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH EARLY VENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....2. LVORI...............7. .SATURDAY... CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....41. $$ FORECASTER...GLITTO REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110715.TIMBE.01/MLB