598  
FNUS72 KMLB 041149  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 3NORTH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
749 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON AUGUST 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LIGHT SHOWERS CAN'T BE RULED OUT THROUGH THE MORNING (CHANCES LESS  
THAN 40%), BUT HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING STORMS AREN'T FORECAST  
UNTIL AFTER 1 PM, THEN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING  
STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN BY AROUND 3 PM  
(CHANCES INCREASE UP TO 70%). STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF  
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND TORRENTIAL  
DOWNPOURS. OUTSIDE OF STORMS, LIGHT SRLY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING  
BECOME WSW-SW 5-10 MPH FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY  
EVENING, THEN LIGHT SRLY AGAIN LATE. NO MIN RH CONCERNS. PEAK  
DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE POOR TO FAIR. AFTERNOON HIGHS AROUND 90  
RESULTING IN PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES AROUND 100.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 41 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............8 DECREASING TO 4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 38 37 48 55 60 67 59 62 70  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20 20 40 60 70 70 60  
TEMP............77 81 83 86 87 86 85 87 83 82  
RH..............94 85 80 72 70 70 72 68 77 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 10 12 12 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.3 2.2 2.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.8 2.6 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W SW W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8  
DISPERSION IDX..4 13 22 30 41 40 41 33 27 17  
LVORI...........6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7.  
LVORI...............5 INCREASING TO 8.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........71 71 55 54 42 36  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............82 77 76 76 75 75  
RH..............77 90 90 90 97 94  
20 FT WIND......SW 5 S 3 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 7 5 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 500 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 5  
DISPERSION IDX..11 3 3 3 3 2  
LVORI...........4 6 6 6 7 6  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 31.  
LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........49 56 65 80  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 10 40  
TEMP............73 79 87 88  
RH..............100 91 68 63  
20 FT WIND......SE 1G2 S 1G2 SE 3G7 SE 5G10  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1200 3300 3700  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 6 SE 7 SE 9  
DISPERSION IDX..2 9 27 33  
LVORI...........9 5 3 2  
 

 
FORECASTER...HALEY  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM PETERSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2618945.0/MLB  
.DELDT 08/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL APETERSON@TNC.ORG  
 
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