FNUS72 KMLB 062231
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR CINCO DE MAYO...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
631 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1806 EDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT STORMS ACTIVITY TO THE SOUTH BY SCOTTSMOOR
AND JUST OFF THE BEACHES BY THE SHUTTLE PADS WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIFT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE FIRE SITE. THE
EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 14 MPH DURING THE
EVENING THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURFACE AND 20 FOOT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8
MPH THEN BECOME LIGHT TOWARD SUNRISE AS OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE
INVERSIONS DECOUPLE THE LOWEST LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
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  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM
TEMP............85  83  81  79  76  74  73  72  71  70  69  69
RH..............63  63  68  74  79  81  84  87  87  90  92  93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   7   6   6   5   5   5   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10                          5   5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....25.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120506.CINCO.03/MLB