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SPOT FORECAST FOR BAPTIST ISLAND FIRE...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
644 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0633 EST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 MPH LATER
THIS MORNING OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS WEAK
AS A RIDGE AXIS LIES ACROSS THE AREA. ANY PATCHY FOG...LIKELY SHALLOW
IN NATURE...SHOULD BURN OFF BY MID MORNING BUT MAY RE-DEVELOP AGAIN
LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR
AT BEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

TIME (EST)      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.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TEMP............60  62  65  68  71  73  76  77  77  78  78  75
RH..............100 96  91  86  81  71  63  56  54  52  55  61
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   2   3   5   6   7   7   7   7   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.            5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............9.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

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FORECASTER...SEDLOCK
REQUESTED BY...DAVID FOGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120124.BAPTI.01/MLB