FNUS72 KMLB 261230
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 4 4B...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
730 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 EST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANY LINGERING PATCHY FOG AROUND EARLY THIS MORNING
SHOULD BURN OFF BY MID MORNING AS LIGHT MORNING WINDS OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW ATLANTIC SHOWERS
MAY BRUSH THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE DAY WITH ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH.

PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT LESS LIKELY OVERNIGHT AS LOW LEVEL WINDS
REMAIN ELEVATED AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE BURN
AREA DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS AHEAD OF IT STARTING TOWARDS SUNRISE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH 9 AM.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 12
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....PTY             SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....FOG             RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............67  70  73  74  76  77  77  77  77  77  75  73
RH..............93  87  81  76  74  66  64  64  64  69  73  79
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   10  12  13  14  14  14  14  13  13  13
20 FT WIND GUST.            15  15  20  20  20  20  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14.
LVORI...............5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 2 UNTIL 1600...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....49.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120126.UNIT4.01/MLB