184  
FNUS72 KMLB 180736  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CYPRESS CREEK NE...SFWMD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
336 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS EASTERLY FLOW THROUGH THIS WEEK, INCREASING  
TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE EACH  
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE, AS MOISTURE  
INCREASES INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND CELLS DRIFT ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC.  
A FEW STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
AND SMALL HAIL, IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING STRIKES. ELEVATED WINDS DURING  
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO LIMIT ANY FOG DEVELOPMENT. NO  
MIN RH CONCERNS, WITH GOOD AFTERNOON SMOKE DISPERSION.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THEN, CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 56.  
LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 23 31 31 32 31 35 33 31 33  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30  
TEMP............80 82 84 84 85 86 86 86 85 85  
RH..............79 74 70 70 67 65 65 65 67 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 13 15 14 14 14 15 14 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 20 22 22 22 23 22 23 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16  
DISPERSION IDX..9 48 51 56 56 57 58 55 54 54  
LVORI...........4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....46 DECREASING TO 9.  
LVORI...............4 INCREASING TO 5 OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........36 39 34 41 27 37  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 10 10  
TEMP............84 80 79 78 78 77  
RH..............70 79 82 85 82 85  
20 FT WIND......E 14 E 12 E 10 E 7 E 7 E 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20 18 17 17 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....2700 600 500 500 400 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 16 E 13 E 15 E 13 E 13 E 12  
DISPERSION IDX..46 8 10 8 5 5  
LVORI...........3 4 4 4 4 5  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 60 IN THE LATE MORNING.  
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........32 34 43 31  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 40 30  
TEMP............77 83 85 87  
RH..............85 72 67 63  
20 FT WIND......E 7G16 E 10G18 E 13G20 E 13G21  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3100 4100 4100  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 15 E 15 E 16  
DISPERSION IDX..5 51 58 60  
LVORI...........5 3 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...WISHARD  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SCHUETTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613869.0/MLB  
.DELDT 05/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JSCHUETT@SFWMD.GOV  
 
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