231 FNUS72 KMLB 201003 FWSMLB SPOT FORECAST FOR RIMA RIDGE...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 503 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. THIS RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN A STRONG INVERSION ALOFT THAT WILL KEEP MIXING HEIGHTS QUITE LOW. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN POOR TO FAIR DISPERSION RATES THROUGH THE DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY.......34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT. LAL................1. MIXING HEIGHT......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX...19. LVORI..............5. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)............9 35 35 35 31 31 31 23 23 WEATHER COV........ WEATHER TYPE....... TEMP...............48 52 56 59 63 62 62 61 59 RH.................55 50 44 39 34 35 36 37 44 20 FT WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD.....3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY.......91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT. LAL................1. MIXING HEIGHT......1700-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX...5. LVORI..............3. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)............23 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV........ WEATHER TYPE....... TEMP...............56 53 53 53 53 51 50 49 48 48 48 46 RH.................51 59 59 60 60 62 64 67 66 66 66 73 20 FT WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD.....3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY.......35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT. LAL................1. MIXING HEIGHT......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS....EAST AROUND 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX...22 INCREASING TO 47 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI..............8. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)............14 10 10 10 12 12 12 15 15 15 22 22 WEATHER COV........ WEATHER TYPE....... TEMP...............43 40 45 52 59 63 67 71 70 70 69 66 RH.................82 100 86 71 60 50 42 35 36 38 40 48 20 FT WIND DIR.....N W W W NE NE NE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD.....1 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.... $$ FORECASTER...BRAGAW REQUESTED BY...JASON LONGFELLOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20160120.RIMAR.01/MLB