124  
FNUS72 KMLB 180755  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSY ISLAND...SFWMD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
355 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JUNE 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS (30%) AND LIGHTNING STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP  
INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN  
ISOLATED STRONG STORM. SOUTH WINDS AT 5-10MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
15-20MPH ARE FORECAST. NO CRITICAL RH CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED.  
DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD. AN AFTERNOON  
HIGH OF 96F IS FORECAST WITH A MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUE UP TO  
108F. REMEMBER TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TODAY FROM THE HEAT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....30 INCREASING TO 53.  
LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 1 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 40 50 48 44 46 44 46 50  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 20 20 30 30  
TEMP............82 88 90 91 93 94 95 96 94  
RH..............85 72 66 62 56 53 51 49 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..30 40 44 48 51 53 53 54 53  
LVORI...........4 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 (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....44 DECREASING TO 5.  
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........43 62 65 67 57 43  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 10 0 0  
TEMP............93 86 82 81 80 78  
RH..............54 70 79 82 85 91  
20 FT WIND......S 8 S 5 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 600 500 500 500 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 9 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7  
DISPERSION IDX..44 6 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 3 4 5 5 6  
   
JUNETEENTH  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9  
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 15 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 45 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 57  
DECREASING TO 37 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6 INCREASING TO 8 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 5 EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING  
TO 3 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........36 34 30 39  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 30  
TEMP............77 83 91 94  
RH..............94 82 62 53  
20 FT WIND......S 3G8 S 6G10 S 7G13 S 6G13  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2400 4000 4800  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 10 S 9 SW 9  
DISPERSION IDX..3 32 45 57  
LVORI...........6 3 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...FEHLING  
REQUESTED BY...KYLE THAYER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2615729.0/MLB  
.DELDT 06/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KTHAYER@SFWMD.GOV  
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