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SPOT FORECAST FOR FMU3...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
453 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 EDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GOOD AFTERNOON. THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE HAS
DEVELOPED ALONG THE BREVARD COAST AND IS SLOWLY PUSHING NORTHWEST
ACROSS KSC AND ONTO THE REFUGE TOWARDS THE BURN SITE. WINDS AT THE
BURN SITE SHOULD SHIFT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH BETWEEN
5 AND 6 PM. AFTER SUNSET THE WINDS WILL VEER BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST
TO WEST AND REMAIN 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
TO KEEP THE LOW LEVELS MIXED AND REDUCE THE THREAT FOR FOG.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG
                    POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH                                 PTY
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM                                 FOG
TEMP............81  79  77  76  74  73  72  72  71  70  70  70
RH..............65  68  70  72  74  76  79  81  84  87  90  90
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SSE S   SSW SW  SW  WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..13  12  12  12  12  8   8   7   7   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15                              10  10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.

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FORECASTER...KELLY
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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