FNUS72 KMLB 182309
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWEY IN THE HILLS...FHP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
709 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1847 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT BUT SHOULD REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE DENSE
MIXTURE OF FOG AND SMOKE POTENTIAL.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS... HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
OCCUR TONIGHT BUT LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE A LITTLE GREATER THAN
LAST NIGHT SO SIGNIFICANT FOG IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SMOKE
FROM SMOLDERING BRUSH FIRES COMBINED WITH LIGHT FOG COULD LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN ISOLATED SPOTS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM
TEMP............77  75  74  73  72  71  71  70  70  70  70  71
RH..............67  74  79  81  81  84  87  90  93  93  93  93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  9   9   9   9   9   9   8   8   8   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1700...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....55.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...WIMMER
REQUESTED BY...JAY CROSBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130418.HOWEY.01/MLB