FNUS72 KMLB 070847 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR 7 3...US FISH ANDWILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 447 AM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2135 EDT ON AUGUST 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IF IGNITION TIME OF 9:35PM EDT CHANGES PLEASE CONTACT NWS MELBOURNE FOR A NEW FORECAST. .DISCUSSION...PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH 5OOO FEET WILL EITHER DELAY OR NEGATE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE FORMATION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAKE FOR INCREASED POTENTIAL OF LIGHTNING STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING AS STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTERACT WITH THE LAND OCEAN BOUNDARY ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. GUSTY VARIABLE WINDS TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN THE VICINITY ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....12. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 86 85 84 83 83 82 81 81 80 80 80 RH..............72 72 75 77 80 80 82 85 85 88 88 88 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW W W W W SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....65. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...WIMMER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110806.73___.01/MLB