FNUS72 KMLB 291323
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
923 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0856 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS SHOULD BURN OFF MID MORNING.
LIGHT WINDS UNTIL LATE MORNING WHEN SLIGHTLY STRONGER NORTHERLY
WIND FLOW JUST ABOVE THE INVERSION START MIXING DOWN. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS SEA BREEZE
SHOULD HAVE WORKED ITS WAY INLAND FAR ENOUGH.

WITH THE WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT
LOCALLY THICKER MIX OF SMOKE AND FOG TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY.
CURRENT LVORI OF 6 TRENDING TOWARD THAT SITUATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.
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.....            SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....            TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............77  81  84  86  87  89  89  88  87  86  84  82
RH..............93  81  73  65  59  55  51  52  52  57  61  69
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2   5   6   7   8   8   9   9   9   9   8   6
20 FT WIND GUST.                10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............6.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110929.NORTH.01/MLB