FNUS72 KMLB 311018 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR SEBASTIAN INLET STATE PARK...FL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 618 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS NEAR THE BURN PERIMETER THIS AFTERNOON. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH STEERING LEVELS WILL KEEP SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OUTSIDE OF STORMS. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS COULD BE STRONG AND VARIABLE ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES NEAR ANY STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL DIMINISH NEAR THE EAST COAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....50. TIME (EDT) 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..... ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RH..............84 84 76 71 64 62 62 65 65 65 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 14 15 16 16 18 18 16 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING EARLY IN THE EVENING. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....8. LVORI...............5. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....43. $$ FORECASTER...GLITTO REQUESTED BY...JASON DEPUE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120331.SEBAS.01/MLB