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SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
845 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0818 EDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE CAROLINA COAST BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...SHIFTING
TO SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL BE LIKELY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
GENERATE GOOD TO VERY GOOD DISPERSION RATES THROUGH FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH LATE MORNING...
x09x09   THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
x09x09   MIDDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY
x09x09   EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY.......74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                   SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....70 PERCENT.
LAL................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT......1700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 23 TO 28 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AND
x09x09   INCREASING TO AROUND 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX...54.
LVORI..............1.

TIME (EDT)         8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%)............CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.......RW  RW  RW  TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW
TEMP...............72  73  75  76  76  77  77  76  76  75  74  74
RH.................92  88  85  81  79  77  76  78  80  81  81  82
20 FT WIND DIR.....SE  SE  SE  SSE SSE S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD.....17  18  18  18  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
20 FT WIND GUST....25  25  25  25  25  30  30  30  30  30  30  30


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22.
LVORI...............4.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
x09x09   THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS
x09x09   WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH LATE
x09x09   AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY.......64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....60 PERCENT.
LAL................4 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT......1500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS....WEST 20 TO 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...59.
LVORI..............1.

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FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...CYNTHIA BRANHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130404.CENTE.01/MLB