986
FNUS72 KMLB 190747
FWSMLB
SPOT FORECAST FOR SE01...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
347 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GOOD MORNING. SENSITIVE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST AT
THE BURN SITE TODAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO NEAR-CRITICAL MINIMUM RH
VALUES AND BREEZY TO GUSTY WINDS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
PERSIST TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS
OF 20-30 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO
DROP TO 40-45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NO
MENTIONABLE RAIN CHANCES THROUGH FRIDAY. SMOKE DISPERSION VALUES
WILL BE VERY GOOD TODAY AND FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....29 INCREASING TO 69.
LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1 LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 5 6 9 10 11 12 25 37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 58 63 66 69 69 69 70 69
RH..............80 72 62 56 49 47 45 42 44
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 13 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 22 23 23 23 24 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.2 2.8 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 21 20 20 20 18 17 17 17
DISPERSION IDX..29 57 63 67 73 72 67 68 64
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN
BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....55 DECREASING TO 8 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 6.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........43 59 52 57 30 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 60 56 53 52 51
RH..............47 60 69 80 86 86
20 FT WIND......NE 10 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 3 N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.21 17 15 13 12 12
MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1100 800 600 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 15 N 14 N 12 N 12 N 12
DISPERSION IDX..59 10 8 6 5 5
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 73 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 85
DECREASING TO 76 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........10 1 5 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 54 69 74
RH..............89 80 53 40
20 FT WIND......N 5G13 N 6G16 NE 8G18 NE 8G20
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1500 4500 5800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 14 NE 16 NE 14
DISPERSION IDX..5 27 83 87
LVORI...........6 3 1 1
FORECASTER...WATSON
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE BOYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/19/26
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