990  
FNUS72 KMLB 110929  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CYPRESS CREEK RX...ST. LUCIE COUNTY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
529 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON AUGUST 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
GOOD MORNING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME  
EAST TO SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
THE FORMATION OF THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. BELOW NORMAL RAIN  
CHANCES CONTINUE TODAY, WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN FORECAST  
AT THE BURN SITE AS SHOWERS FORM ALONG THE SEA BREEZE THIS  
AFTERNOON. A LIGHTNING STORM OR TWO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. HOT AND  
HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID  
90S AND PEAK HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 107 TO 109 DEGREES. A HEAT  
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY STARTING AT 11AM UNTIL 8PM. NO  
MIN RH CONCERNS. SMOKE DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE POOR TO FAIR  
TODAY DUE TO THE LIGHT WINDS.  
 
BELOW NORMAL RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK, WITH  
RAIN CHANCES AROUND 30-40 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HOT, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE  
MID 90S AND PEAK HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105-109F THROUGH THAT  
TIME PERIOD. LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL MID WEEK,  
BACKING ONSHORE (EAST TO SOUTHEAST) EACH AFTERNOON WITH THE  
FORMATION OF THE SEA BREEZE. NO MIN RH CONCERNS THROUGH THE WEEK.  
SMOKE DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD WEDNESDAY  
AND THURSDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO  
5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 21 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............10 DECREASING TO 3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 27 22 17 24 18 16 17 31 35 36 40  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............76 74 77 82 87 89 91 93 95 94 94 93  
RH..............97 100 100 91 77 70 64 60 55 56 56 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N S S SW SW SW W NW E  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 6 7 9 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.9 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.4 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW NW NW N NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 2 11 19 17 19 19 20 21 25 24  
LVORI...........10 10 10 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO  
6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
DISPERSION INDEX....16 DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........40 34 33 33 36 32 23 20 24 26 19 19  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............90 89 84 83 81 80 80 79 79 78 77 76  
RH..............62 64 77 80 85 88 88 88 88 91 94 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E N SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..20 12 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2  
LVORI...........2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 8 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...WATSON  
REQUESTED BY...GINO GARLASCHI PRESERVE RANGER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2619420.0/MLB  
.DELDT 08/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GINO.GARLASCHI@STLUCIECO.GOV  
 
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