008  
FNUS72 KMLB 100855  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GATE 5 WF...FFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
455 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MAY 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A FEW ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE AT THE SITE, AHEAD OF  
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE, PRODUCING  
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 60 MPH, SMALL HAIL, AND LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS EVEN WELL AHEAD OF STORMS WILL BE  
POSSIBLE TODAY, PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. HOWEVER, WINDS  
WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH,  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES  
FORECAST AROUND THE MID TO UPPER 40S, WITH VERY GOOD DISPERSION  
VALUES. IT WILL BE UNSEASONABLY HOT, WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  
IN THE LOW 90S.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1100, THEN 1-8 STRIKES.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 64.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 2.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........49 63 67 65 60 53  
WEATHER COV.....AREAS S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 40 30 30  
LAL.............1 1 1 2 2 2  
TEMP............73 76 84 87 92 93  
RH..............97 90 70 61 49 47  
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 W 13 W 14 W 14  
20 FT WIND GUST. 15 17 20 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1300 2400 3600 4400 4800  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 14 W 15 W 17 W 21 W 21  
DISPERSION IDX..8 26 39 42 60 63  
LVORI...........6 4 3 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1-8 STRIKES UNTIL 0500, THEN NO TSTMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....56 DECREASING TO 13.  
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........50 50 52 57 64 62  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 20  
LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 2  
TEMP............92 85 79 75 74 71  
RH..............49 63 79 90 93 97  
20 FT WIND......W 14 W 14 W 13 W 12 W 10 W 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 17 16 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 1000 400 400 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 17 W 15 W 14 W 15 W 12  
DISPERSION IDX..56 15 13 13 13 11  
LVORI...........1 2 4 4 5 6  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 26 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 46 IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 38.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........52 36 24 22 25 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............70 71 78 81 83 83  
RH..............97 90 70 59 53 52  
20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 8 N 9 N 10 N 13 NE 13  
20 FT WIND GUST. 13 14 15 16 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1300 3200 4200 4400 3600  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 N 12 N 9 N 9 NW 10 N 12  
DISPERSION IDX..10 21 38 49 46 42  
LVORI...........6 4 3 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...WEITLICH  
REQUESTED BY...JASON LONGFELLOW  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2413654.1/MLB  
.DELDT 05/10/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JASON.LONGFELLOW@FDACS.GOV  
 
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