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SPOT FORECAST FOR I_DRIVE_FIRE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
843 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2030 EDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TONIGHT...
NORTHEAST TO EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THEY BACK TO THE NORTH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES QRE FORECAST TO PEAK AROUND 95 PERCENT...WITH A MAX LVORI
OF 7 OR 8 TOWARD SUNRISE.

WHILE WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DO NOT FAVOR WIDESPREAD FOG
FORMATION...THIS PARTICULAR FIRE HAS BURNED SO CLOSE TO INTERSTATE
4 THAT LOCAL SETTLING OF SMOKE...AND A MIXTURE OF FOG WITH THE SMOKE
WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND AND TO THE SOUTH OR SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE
BURN ZONE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE.

SATURDAY...
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.


FEEL FREE TO CALL THE NWS DUTY FORECASTER AT 1-800-683-7468 SHOULD
YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND EARLY MORNING BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE TONIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............7-8.

TIME (EDT)      10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............77  76  75  74  73  73  72  72  72  72  74  77
RH..............73  75  78  80  82  85  87  90  92  94  87  79
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NNE NNE N   N   N   N   N   N   NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   7   5   5   4   4   5   6   7   8   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.12  10                              10  12  14

.SATURDAY...

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 GUSDTS UP 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.

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FORECASTER...CRISTALDI
REQUESTED BY...TONY C
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120525.I_DRI.02/MLB