FNUS72 KMLB 230954
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR JEROME...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
554 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  PARTIAL SUNSHINE SHOULD PROVIDE
SUFFICIENT HEATING BY EARLY AFTERNOON FOR INCREASED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS
ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. MOVEMENT
WILL BE TO THE EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.  AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
INCREASE WINDS SUNDAY AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
STORMS BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............70  73  74  76  77  78  77  76  75  74  73  73
RH..............87  84  82  76  74  74  74  76  79  82  84  84
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  10  10  12  12  12  10  8   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10              15  15  15      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............6.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CONSIDERABLE
                    CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 32
                    TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....92.

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FORECASTER...LASCODY
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130323.JEROM.01/MLB