FNUS72 KMLB 240933 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR ST SEBASTIAN RIVER PRESERVE ZONE 6...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 533 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH SPANNING THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL GENERATE STEADY WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EAST TO NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. DESPITE THE WARM WESTERLY FLOW...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH x09x09 MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A x09x09 CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY.......53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 INCREASING TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN.....40 PERCENT. LAL................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT......500-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX...60. LVORI..............1. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%)............PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC WEATHER COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.......RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP...............81 85 88 90 91 92 90 87 85 84 82 81 RH.................75 69 61 56 53 54 56 60 64 67 72 75 20 FT WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD.....13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST....15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF x09x09 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THEN BECOMING PARTLY x09x09 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY.......97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN.....30 PERCENT. LAL................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT......3500-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-800 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX...10. LVORI..............6. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF x09x09 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY.......58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN.....50 PERCENT. LAL................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT......800-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX...46. LVORI..............1. $$ FORECASTER...BRAGAW REQUESTED BY...SAMANTHA MCGEE CERTIFIED BURNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130724.STSEB.01/MLB