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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 5 1...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
434 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL REMAIN SUPPRESSED WELL
SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA. SOUTHWEST/WEST 20 FOOT & TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE AREA. AN ISOLATED LATE DAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL
BE POSSIBLE. DUE TO AN APPROACHING COOL FRONT...A TIGHTER PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. DISPERSION RATES
WILL RANGE FROM GOOD TO VERY GOOD. FOG FORMATION OVERNIGHT IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....56.

TIME (EDT)      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.....                SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW
TEMP............72  76  79  80  81  82  82  83  83  81  79  77
RH..............87  76  69  67  67  65  63  61  61  67  72  76
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..12  13  14  13  12  10  10  12  12  12  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  15  15          15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....12.
LVORI...............5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3 UNTIL 1600...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....56.

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FORECASTER...SEDLOCK
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.UNIT5.01/MLB