FNUS72 KMLB 210956
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
556 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MUCH LIGHTER WINDS TO START THE DAY WILL INCREASE
AFTER INVERSION LIFTS AROUND 10 AM. POCKETS OF FOG EARLY WILL PERSIST
THROUGH 8 AM IN LOW SPOTS. ONE HOUR FUELS OVERNIGHT LIKELY BECAME
SATURATED AND SHOULD DRY BY AROUND 11 AM. EAST TRANSPORT WINDS
FORECAST WITH LIGHTER SPEEDS THAN WAS THE CASE ON WEDNESDAY. RAIN
CHANCES ARE LOW AS WELL DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE NOSING INTO THE REGION
FROM THE NORTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. AFTER FULL MIXING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. LIGHTING NOT LIKELY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50.

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............83  84  85  86  85  85  84  83  82  81  80  79
RH..............67  63  61  59  61  61  61  65  67  72  74  77
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   9   10  10  10  10  11  10  9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............6.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CONSIDERABLE
                    CLOUDINESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50.

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FORECASTER...PENDERGRAST
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120621.WESTM.01/MLB