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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY CREEK...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
742 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0724 EDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILERS AT THE SPACE CENTER WERE
DETECTING SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH FROM JUST OFF THE SURFACE
TO AROUND 2500 FEET. THE LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS EARLY MORNING WILL
PICKUP BY MID MORNING AS THE SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS MIX DOWN.
SOUTHEAST SEA BREEZE WINDS TO 12 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO FORM BY NOON
AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....37.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  68  71  76  78  79  80  80  81  81  79  77
RH..............84  84  73  66  54  51  50  50  50  53  58  64
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   7   9   10  12  12  12  12  13  13  13  10
20 FT WIND GUST.        10      15  15  15  15  15  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............9.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    7 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....28.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...JON WALLACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120426.HAPPY.01/MLB