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SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLS HILL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
851 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 EDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....57.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                    CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............80  83  86  87  88  90  89  88  88  86  84  82
RH..............79  71  64  62  59  56  57  58  57  62  67  72
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   SE  SE  S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   9   9   12  12  7   9   9   9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....52.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120801.BILLS.01/MLB