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SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLS HILL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
915 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0844 EDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE FIRE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH WINDS SHIFTING OUT OF
THE SOUTH- SOUTHEAST IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AS THE EAST
COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS AND MOVES VERY SLOWLY INLAND.
HOWEVER...TRANSPORT WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST.

THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY WILL A FOCUS FOR WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON
STORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE ALONG WITH STORMS
MOVING TOWARDS THE FIRE FROM THE WEST. STORM THREATS WILL INCLUDE
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOWS CAUSING A RAPID WIND
SHIFT AND INCREASE IN WIND SPEED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.
LVORI...............1.

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....                TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............81  85  89  91  92  92  90  89  88  88  86
RH..............79  70  63  57  54  52  52  52  57  63  67
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   7   7   7   6   9   9   10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............6.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....69.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.BILLS.01/MLB