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SPOT FORECAST FOR I_DRIVE_FIRE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
134 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1258 EDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUB TROPICAL CYCLONE BERYL WILL INFLUENCE WEATHER NEAR THE
WILDFIRE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS...OCCASIONALLY
GUSTY...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AND
WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL
TO 35-40 PERCENT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO LATE IN THE DAY. ONLY A SLIM THREAT
AT A LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING LIGHTNING STORM EXISTS. RAINFALL CHANCES
FROM BERYL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD
THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST ASSOCIATED RAIN BANDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAIN CONCERNS WITH STORMS ON SUNDAY WILL BE TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT LVORI OF 7...AN HOUR OR TWO EITHER SIDE OF SUNRISE. SOME
LOW STRATUS CLOUDS MAY BE POSSIBLE TOWARDS SUNRISE...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTING
DENSE FOG NEAR THE WILDFIRE.

.REST OF TODAY...

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

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                            SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                            TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............88  91  91  91  91  91  89  86  84  82  80  77
RH..............51  47  41  38  38  40  43  46  54  62  71  74
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..12  13  14  15  15  15  15  14  13  10  8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT 5 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............7.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8
                    TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....52.

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FORECASTER...SEDLOCK
REQUESTED BY...TIM S
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120526.I_DRI.01/MLB