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SPOT FORECAST FOR I-4 WF...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
651 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO NORTH-CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY LATE IN THE DAY...THEN SETTLE NEAR THE BURN AREA AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY WILL LIE JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
A FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIE OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAY
WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE ON THE HIGH SIDE
OF VERY GOOD. MOISTURE WILL POOL AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT WITH
INCREASING RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE DAY. LIGHTNING STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE.
WINDS TONIGHT WILL RELAX BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH
AFTER PASSAGE OF THE BOUNDARY. THE PROXIMITY TO THE FRONT ON SATURDAY
WILL MEAN CONTINUANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER
                    GUSTS THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0900...THEN 2 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....67.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....    SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....    TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............72  72  74  77  79  80  82  83  84  88  85  82
RH..............87  90  84  76  74  67  58  55  53  53  53  58
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   13  15  16  16  16  15  15  15  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  20  25  25  20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............6.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....28.

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FORECASTER...SEDLOCK
REQUESTED BY...JASON LONGFELLOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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