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SPOT FORECAST FOR SSR6 7 8E PARTIAL...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
612 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA
THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A SURGE OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWEST
WINDS AND MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIR. THE WIND SHIFT WILL REACH THE
BURN AREA RIGHT AROUND IGNITION TIME. THE COLDER AIR WILL KEEP THE
MIXED LAYER MUCH MORE SHALLOW COMPARED TO THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS
WITH STRONG WINDS MAKING FOR GOOD DISPERSION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    AND BECOMING GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....52.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........PC  PC  CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  66  67  67  66  66  62  58  54  52  50  49
RH..............65  56  47  45  43  40  44  51  57  56  58  58
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NNW NNW NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   13  15  15  14  14  13  13  12  10  9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....28.
LVORI...............3.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...CRISTALDI
REQUESTED BY...EVAN HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120102.SSR67.01/MLB