FNUS72 KMLB 281419 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR SSR2 3S 5S...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 919 AM EST MON JAN 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILERS AT THE SPACE CENTER WERE DETECTING SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH FROM JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TO 3000 FEET. THE WIND MAKES A SLOW SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASES TO 10 MPH BETWEEN 3000 AND 6500 FEET. THE WINDS THROUGH 3000 FEET ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN START A SLOW SHIFT TO THE SOUTH IN THE EVENING. LATEST RADAR LOOP WAS INDICATING A LINE OF SHOWERS STARTING FROM AROUND VERO BEACH AND GOING SOUTHEAST INTO THE ATLANTIC WELL OFF STUART. THE MOTION TREND HAS BEEN VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND THIS MOTION SHOULD LAST AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING. PLEASE SEE OUR BLOG AND MID MORNING WEATHER FORECAST AMENDMENTS FOR UPDATES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....55. LVORI...............0. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW TEMP............75 77 79 80 80 80 78 76 75 73 72 72 RH..............66 64 60 56 54 58 62 66 73 73 73 76 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....4. LVORI...............6. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....52. LVORI...............1. $$ FORECASTER...WIMMER REQUESTED BY...EVAN HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130128.SSR23.01/MLB