196  
FNUS72 KMLB 141130  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HILOCHEE WMA PRESCRIBED BURN...FWC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
730 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JULY 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS (60% CHANCE) AND LIGHTNING STORMS  
ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS  
COLLISIONS OCCUR BETWEEN SEA BREEZES AND OUTFLOW FROM PREVIOUS  
STORMS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE  
STORMS TODAY (MAINLY BETWEEN 3PM-9PM). WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AT  
5-10MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THERE IS A LIMITED FIRE POTENTIAL  
TODAY. NO CRITICAL RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED. DISPERSION VALUES WILL  
BE FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO  
13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 17 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 47 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 63  
DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 32.  
LVORI...............8 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 39 36 34 31 39 47 55 57 57 54  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 50 50  
TEMP............74 76 79 84 86 88 90 90 91 92 90  
RH..............97 97 94 82 72 66 62 60 58 56 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW W W W NW W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.0 1.6 2.9 3.9 4.6 5.0 4.2 4.0 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 8 9 10 10 12 13 12 9  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 9 17 33 47 59 67 59 50 32  
LVORI...........8 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....27 DECREASING TO 5.  
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........59 66 60 57 59 55 49 40 36 28 16 16  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............89 88 84 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 76 75  
RH..............61 63 74 77 79 82 85 88 88 90 90 94  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W NW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 10 9 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW W SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..27 17 6 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 42 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 57  
INCREASING TO 70 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 62.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 11 16 23 15 17 14 15 30 30 30 38  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............75 75 77 81 86 88 90 92 93 93 95 93  
RH..............94 94 94 88 75 68 62 56 54 52 48 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W NW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 8 10 13 14 16 16 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 2.1 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.5 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 6 6 7 8 8 10 10 9 10 12  
DISPERSION IDX..3 2 2 10 18 28 42 57 68 67 72 62  
LVORI...........6 6 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
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REQUESTED BY...LOGHAN LOMNECK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2617348.0/MLB  
.DELDT 07/14/26  
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