225  
FNUS72 KMLB 292059  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SLC36 WILDFIRE...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
459 PM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON MAY 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LOW CONFIDENCE IN CONVECTIVE EVOLUTION THE REST OF THE EVENING.  
MOST SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS SHOULD STAY WEST OF THE BURN  
SITE THE REST OF THE EVENING, BUT ERRATIC MOTION COULD BRING  
ACTIVITY BACK TOWARDS THE COAST IN THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS (CHANCES  
20-40 PCT). LIGHTNING CHANCES DIMINISH AFTER 10 PM. PASSING  
SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING  
(CHANCES AROUND 20 PCT). (NE-E) 5-10 MPH BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE  
DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE FIRST  
HALF OF THE NIGHT, THEN SETTLING TO OFFSHORE (WNW-NW) 5-10 MPH  
THE SECOND HALF OF THE NIGHT. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO FAVOR  
SLIGHTLY STRONGER OFFSHORE FLOW AND WEAKER SEA BREEZES SATURDAY,  
WHICH COULD KEEP THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE PINNED NEAR THE COAST,  
RESULTING IN ERRATIC WINDS AND FREQUENT SHIFTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
QUICK, OFFSHORE MOVING SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS POSSIBLE IN  
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING (CHANCES AROUND 50 PCT). VERY MOIST  
AIRMASS AND NO MIN RH CONCERNS. AFTERNOON DISPERSION VALUES  
BECOME GENERALLY TO VERY GOOD SATURDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........50  
WEATHER COV.....CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40  
TEMP............81  
RH..............85  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8  
DISPERSION IDX..12  
LVORI...........4  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH  
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO  
10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7.  
LVORI...............4 INCREASING TO 6 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........64 64 63 70 65 77 81 72 66 64 69 81  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 30 30 30 20 10 10 0 0 10  
TEMP............81 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 78 77  
RH..............82 88 88 91 91 91 91 91 88 88 88 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E S S SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E SE S SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 9  
DISPERSION IDX..10 9 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 6  
LVORI...........4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 24 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING  
TO 12 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 4 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........86 83 76 59 45 52 51 62 50 49 47 59  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 30 50 50  
TEMP............77 78 78 79 81 82 83 83 83 83 84 82  
RH..............90 88 91 88 82 82 80 77 77 77 74 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW NW NW SE SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 9 8 9  
DISPERSION IDX..8 8 16 18 24 28 28 27 20 20 12 11  
LVORI...........6 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...HALEY  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES HENSLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614659.0/MLB  
.DELDT 05/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES_HENSLER@FWS.GOV  
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