FNUS72 KMLB 252249 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR I_DRIVE_FIRE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 649 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1800 EDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HERE IS THE 12-24 HOUR FORECAST AND OUTLOOK: SIMILAR TO FRIDAY...DRY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 38 AND 42 PERCENT...VERY CLOSE TO...BUT JUST ABOVE... RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. THIS WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER... AND ANY SMOLDERING SPOTS COULD FLARE BACK UP IN THESE CONDITIONS. .SATURDAY... FEEL FREE TO CALL THE NWS DUTY FORECASTER AT 1-800-683-7468 SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....35. LVORI...............0. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............72 72 74 77 80 83 86 88 91 92 92 90 RH..............91 94 89 79 69 61 55 50 45 41 38 42 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 13 15 16 17 20 21 24 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...CRISTALDI REQUESTED BY...TONY C TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120525.I_DRI.02/MLB