FNUS72 KMLB 300025
FWSMLB

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW FIRE...FHP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
825 PM EDT WED MAY 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1800 EDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERED OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST WILL GENERATE STEADY EASTERLY SURFACE AND
TRANSPORT FLOW OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE GOOD DISPERSION
INDICES AND LOW LVORI VALUES THAT WILL PRECLUDE FOG FORMATION.
BRIEF ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY IMPACT THE BURN SITE OVERNIGHT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10.
LVORI...............5.

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 SCH SCH SCH                     SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW                      RW  RW
TEMP............78  77  76  76  75  75  75  74  74  73  73  75
RH..............82  85  87  87  90  90  90  93  93  93  93  87
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..15  14  12  9   8   7   6   6   6   6   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  15  10  10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 16 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....54.

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REQUESTED BY...SGT  J L  CROSBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130529.RAINB.01/MLB