FNUS72 KMLB 262337
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR I_DRIVE_FIRE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
737 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...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE BUT REMAIN STEADY OUT OF
THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT...WHICH WILL KEEP THE LOWER LEVEL AIR
MASS FAIRLY WELL-MIXED. THIS RESULTS IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES BELOW 90 PERCENT...ABOVE AVERAGE DISPERSION...AND A MAX LVORI
OF 5. THIS INDICATES THAT DEVELOPMENT OF FOG AND SETTLING OF SMOKE
WILL NOT TAKE PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

EXPECT INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES
AND INCREASING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW STORMS OR
SQUALLS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............5.

TIME (EDT)      10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                                        SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....                                        RW  RW
TEMP............80  77  76  75  74  74  73  73  74  74  75  78
RH..............62  71  74  74  76  79  81  81  79  82  82  71
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..8   6   6   6   5   6   6   7   7   7   8   12
20 FT WIND GUST.11                                      10  15

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CONSIDERABLE
                    CLOUDINESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....53.
LVORI...............0.

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