297  
FNUS72 KMLB 130709  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUPUIS UNIT 1...SFWMD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
309 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EXTENDS EAST, WITH NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5-7 MPH THIS MORNING, BECOMING NORTHEAST AND  
INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS FORECAST  
TODAY, BUT NO MIN RH CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED. DISPERSION VALUES WILL  
RANGE FROM FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD AT THE BURN SITE. TEMPERATURES  
WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL, WITH THE HIGH REACHING IN  
THE UPPER 80S TODAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 41.  
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 1 5 8 14 11 11 10 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 78 81 84 86 86 86 86 84  
RH..............84 79 72 65 59 59 59 57 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 12 13 14 16 17 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.5 2.7 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.2 3.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..6 16 27 34 38 39 40 41 40  
LVORI...........5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....37 DECREASING TO 4.  
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 9 10 8 12 14 21 23 23 23 24 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............83 81 77 76 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 72  
RH..............63 67 79 85 87 90 87 90 93 93 90 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 13 12 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 9 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 6  
DISPERSION IDX..37 15 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 44.  
LVORI...............6 INCREASING TO 8 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 5 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING  
TO 3 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........19 22 8 4 5 14 18 18 23 24 30 30  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............72 71 73 76 81 84 86 86 86 86 87 85  
RH..............93 97 97 87 74 65 63 63 63 63 61 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 7 9 10 10 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 9 12 13 15 17 20 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.4 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 13 13 12  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 3 11 26 35 36 39 45 46 43 41  
LVORI...........6 8 7 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...WEITLICH  
REQUESTED BY...HAL CAMP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623620.0/MLB  
.DELDT 10/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL HCAMP@SFWMD.GOV  
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