FNUS72 KMLB 181822
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR SSR18  21E...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
222 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
OVERNIGHT BUT WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE SOUTH AND EASTWARD ON FRIDAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE EAST COAST SEA
BREEZE BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INLAND THIS AFTERNOON TAKING
SLIGHT PRECIPITATION CHANCES INLAND WITH IT...THOUGH WILL NOT RULE
OUT A BRIEF SHOWER PAST MID AFTERNOON NEAR THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL
REMAIN SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED
OVERNIGHT. ON FRI...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
PATCHY FOG SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE NEAR THE BURN SITE BUT WITH THE
INCREASING MOISTURE...LOW STRATUS CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP LATE OVERNIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SMOKE FROM SMOLDERING FIRES WILL BE TAKEN INLAND
AND AWAY FROM I-95.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH
                    BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............79  77  76  76  75  75  75  75  75  75  74  74
RH..............65  71  76  79  82  82  82  82  84  82  84  84
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13  12  11  10  9   8   7   7   6   6   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.17  15  13  12  10  9   9   9   8   8   8   8

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

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FORECASTER...SEDLOCK
REQUESTED BY...JASON LONGFELLOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130418.SSR18.01/MLB