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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 7 2A...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
855 AM EST WED FEB 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 EST ON FEBRUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG INVERSION OVER THE BURN AREA PRESENTLY AND
WOULD SUSPECT MIXING TO TAKE PLACE BY AROUND 10 AM AND THEREFORE
FOR CONDITIONS (FOG/SMOKE) TO SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTERWARD. WEAKENING
RIDGE NEAR THE BURN SITE WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE ITS GRASP AND SLOWLY
DRIFT FURTHER INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC DURING THE DAY. THERE WILL
BE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS LOOK FAVORABLE
FOR PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT WITH CALM WINDS AND FULL RECOVERY OF RH.
HOWEVER CLOUD COVER MAY LIMIT FOG POTENTIAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BUT DO EXPECT A MIX OF SUN AND
                    CLOUDS. CANNOT RULE OUT A BRIEF SPRINKLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300-4500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING AND
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....36.

TIME (EST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............71  71  72  72  72  72  71  71  68  66  63  63
RH..............70  66  66  64  64  66  66  73  78  90  90  87
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   9   9   9   9   9   8   7   6   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT & VARIABLE TO NEAR CALM BY
                    LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............9.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.

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FORECASTER...SEDLOCK
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120201.UNIT7.01/MLB