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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOCC ISLAND...SJRWMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
752 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS WILL PUSH OFFSHORE TODAY...
FORCING SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS TO VEER TO EAST. THE ONSHORE
COMPONENT WILL PUSH OCEAN MODIFIED AIR ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH
THE DAY...KEEPING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 40 PERCENT.
VERY DRY AIR OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. HOWEVER RH VALUES THIS
AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
I-4 CORRIDOR WITH 6 TO 8 HOUR DURATIONS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO VEER TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT AS THE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE WEST
ATLANTIC.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER........SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THIS
x09x09   AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY.......42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING EAST 12 TO 15 MPH BY
x09x09   EARLY AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3800 FT AGL
                   BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 14 TO
x09x09   18 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX...49.
LVORI..............1.

TIME (EST)         10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%)............CL  CL  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV........NONE
WEATHER TYPE.......NONE
TEMP...............57  59  62  63  63  63  63  62  60  58  57  57
RH.................45  43  42  43  45  46  49  54  61  68  72  72
20 FT WIND DIR.....NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD.....9   9   9   12  12  12  13  13  10  8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST....10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15      10  10  10


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY.......91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 5 MPH
x09x09   OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......3000-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN
                   OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 MPH
x09x09   OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX...10.
LVORI..............5.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY.......45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                   BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO
                   16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....10 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3500 FT AGL IN
                   THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...48.
LVORI..............1.

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FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...DOUG VOLTOINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130218.MOCCI.01/MLB