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SPOT FORECAST FOR BC14 15...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
724 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION THIS
MORNING...WHICH WILL RESULT IN 4 TO 6 HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
AFTERNOON. WEST- NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 6 TO 8 MPH AT
IGNITION TIME...QUICKLY INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH BY NOON WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.
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.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............63  66  68  71  71  72  72  69  65  62  60  58
RH..............50  43  39  34  34  33  33  37  45  52  53  55
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD.. 8  10  12  13  14  14  14  13  13  12  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.    12  15  15  20  20  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO 4
                    TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...MOSES
REQUESTED BY...EMILY WEHR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.BC141.01/MLB