FNUS72 KMLB 021224 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR C-91 ASTOR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 824 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ADEQUATE MOISTURE LEVELS WILL ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON WEST OF THE BURN SITE AND MOVE NORTHEAST AND POSSIBLY AFFECT THE BURN SITE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH STORMS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4800 TO 5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTN. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....42. LVORI...............0. 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..... CHC SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT CHC ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 86 88 89 90 89 88 86 84 83 81 80 RH..............70 65 59 56 56 57 55 60 64 67 72 74 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 6 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3. LVORI...............6. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....36. LVORI...............0. $$ FORECASTER...VOLKMER REQUESTED BY...JARED NOLBES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120802.C91AS.01/MLB