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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROAD RUNNER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
408 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1539 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WELL OFFSHORE OF THE
EASTERN U.S. COASTLINE WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY WIND SPEEDS UP TO AROUND 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET
AND THEN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE INTO THIS EVENING EVENTUALLY
BECOMING 5 MPH OR LESS LATE TONIGHT. THESE LIGHTER WINDS WILL
CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP WITH
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR
THE BURN SITE AS SMOKE MIXES WITH FOG.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH THROUGH
                    SUNSET DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS LATE THIS
                    EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............8.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                                PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....                                FOG FOG FOG FOG
TEMP............74  72  70  69  69  68  67  67  66  66  65  65
RH..............74  73  78  80  82  84  86  87  89  90  93  93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..15  9   9   9   6   6   6   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.20  10  10  10              5   5   5   5   5
LVORI...........4   4   4   5   5   6   6   7   7   8   8   8

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...LINDA HOLIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120308.ROADR.01/MLB