FNUS72 KMLB 262129
FWSMLB

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1659 EDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 TO 13 MPH WILL DECREASE
PAST SUNSET...EVENTUALLY VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BECOMING
AROUND 5 MPH LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE AREA AND
DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL KEEP CLEAR SKIES OVER THE REGION.
DESPITE THESE CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS...FOG DEVELOPMENT IS
UNLIKELY. HOWEVER SMOKE COULD ENHANCE POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY FOG
DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE BURN SITE TOWARD DAYBREAK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............7.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............77  75  72  70  69  67  67  66  66  65  65  64
RH..............58  65  68  73  76  81  81  81  81  84  84  87
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..13  12  10  9   9   9   9   8   8   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15          10  10  10  10  10  10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
                    10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....36.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120426.HAPPY.02/MLB