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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOBE SOUND _RX1...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
948 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 EST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE DEEP
SOUTH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THROUGH THE DAY. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT
WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE WILL RESPOND BY SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND MIDDAY THEN TO THE EAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS OVER THE WEST ATLANTIC.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED UNTIL THE NEXT FRONTAL
PASSAGE...WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY.......52 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN..... 0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3500 FT AGL IN
                   THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...31.
LVORI..............1.

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...............59  61  62  64  66  66  66  64  63  62  61  61
RH.................64  53  56  56  56  52  56  58  58  58  60  62
20 FT WIND DIR.....N   NE  NE  ENE E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD.....5   6   8   8   10  10  10  10  8   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST....M   M   10  10  12  13  12  12  10  10


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY.......77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....10 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......900-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                   AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...2.
LVORI..............4.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY.......47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN
                   THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL
                   IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9 TO
                   12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX...42.
LVORI..............1.

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FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...JON WALLACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120213.HOBES.01/MLB