FNUS72 KMLB 171156
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE SPRING ZONE 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
656 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 EST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WITH DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW
DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA. SOME MORNING PATCHY FOG...LOCALLY DENSE...
AND LOW CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXPECTED
TO PASS THROUGH THE BURN AREA TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS JUST ABOVE THE
SURFACE SHOULD REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO INHIBIT DENSE FOG FORMATION
LATE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT SOME
LOW STRATUS CLOUDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG INTO MID MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.

TIME (EST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....PTY                                         SCH
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG                                 RW
TEMP............65  68  71  74  76  79  79  79  80  80  77  75
RH..............93  87  81  76  69  62  54  54  54  56  62  68
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..3   6   7   9   12  13  14  14  13  13  12  9
20 FT WIND GUST.5           10  15  15  20  20  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME PERIODS OF CONSIDERABLE
                    CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
LVORI...............6.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.

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FORECASTER...SEDLOCK
REQUESTED BY...JOHN DITSCHLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121217.BLUES.01/MLB