FNUS72 KMLB 122218 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR JUST MISSED...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 618 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1754 EDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFF OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EASTWARD DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THIS TIME RESULTING IN LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS. THE ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY ELIMINATING ANY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONCERNS. A GRADUAL MOISTENING OF THE AIRMASS DURING THIS TIME WILL ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS AN EAST COAST SEA BREEZE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE WILDFIRE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO SEA BREEZE/LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARY COLLISIONS WELL INLAND. WIND SPEEDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE SHOULD INHIBIT FOG FORMATION NEAR THE SURFACE SUNDAY MORNING. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDINESS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST OR EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-900 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....11. LVORI...............4. 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..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 76 76 72 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 69 RH..............64 66 76 76 79 79 81 81 81 81 81 87 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 17 15 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 11 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....45. $$ FORECASTER...SEDLOCK REQUESTED BY...LETICIA HANDY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120512.JUSTM.01/MLB