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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRADEWINDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
757 AM EDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0731 EDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA TOWARD THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE TODAY AND MAINTAIN A MODERATE
ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. EASTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY
BECOME BREEZY TODAY...UP TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
THIS ELEVATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL ELIMINATE ANY LOW RH CONCERNS
BUT MAY CAUSE CONTROL ISSUES AT THE SITE. A DRY AIRMASS OVER THE
AREA WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES OUT OF THE FORECAST WITH PARTLY SUNNY
SKIES EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....52.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............73  75  77  79  79  80  81  81  80  80  79  78
RH..............71  68  64  58  54  54  52  52  54  56  58  62
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..9   12  14  15  15  16  17  17  16  15  15  14
20 FT WIND GUST.10      20  20  20  25  25  25  25  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH LATE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.
LVORI...............4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.
LVORI...............0.

$$
FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120512.TRADE.01/MLB