FNUS72 KMLB 190931
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLUSIA UNITS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
531 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING NORTH OF FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE A DEEP
EASTERLY FLOW OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL
BECOME BREEZY INTO THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING UP TO 15 TO 17 MPH
WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS ELEVATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL
KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BUT MAY ALSO
CREATE CONTROL ISSUES WITH ANY FIRES. AIRMASS WILL REMAIN DRY WITH
NO RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....56.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............80  84  85  86  87  88  87  86  84  82  80  79
RH..............62  55  51  48  45  43  45  46  51  55  60  64
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  12  14  15  16  17  17  17  16  15  14
20 FT WIND GUST.10      15  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............6.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....65.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120618.VOLUS.01/MLB

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U