668  
FNUS72 KMLB 200712  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KPPSP ZONES 18 29...DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
312 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MAY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 10 MPH BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE EACH  
AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
STORMS ARE FORECAST ALONG THE SEA BREEZE, MAINLY AFTER 2 PM, BEFORE  
ACTIVITY MOVES INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PENINSULA BY THE EVENING  
HOURS. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS 40-50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.  
NO MIN RH CONCERNS, WITH GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION IN THE AFTERNOONS.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 56.  
LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........32 17 12 17 18 20 20 34 34 32 35  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 0 0 10 30 40 40 40  
TEMP............69 72 77 83 85 87 88 88 88 89 87  
RH..............100 100 85 70 65 59 57 55 55 54 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 2.3 3.1 3.9 4.5 5.4 5.5 4.8 4.1 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 10 12  
DISPERSION IDX..3 6 27 36 43 43 50 51 52 56 49  
LVORI...........9 8 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....51 DECREASING TO 7 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 9.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........31 27 35 47 42 34 32 25 21 18 23 19  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............85 84 78 76 74 73 72 71 71 70 70 69  
RH..............62 64 79 86 90 93 97 99 98 100 98 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 8 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 15 14 12 9 8 6 6 5 5 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..53 49 8 10 7 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 1 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 9  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 60 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........20 24 13 16 19 23 24 30 32 31 32 30  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 30 40 40  
TEMP............68 69 72 77 84 86 88 89 89 90 90 88  
RH..............100 100 100 85 67 63 57 55 53 52 52 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 2.1 3.1 4.1 4.9 5.5 5.9 7.0 5.1 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE E E SE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 10 12  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 5 22 33 42 50 50 51 60 58 46  
LVORI...........9 9 9 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...WISHARD  
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTIN PETERSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614082.0/MLB  
.DELDT 05/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRISTIN.A.PETERSON@FLORIDADEP.GOV  
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