515  
FNUS72 KMLB 180644  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 11...CITY OF PORT ORANGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
244 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
ONSHORE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS BREEZY AS YESTERDAY, BUT  
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STILL INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH INTO LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 20-25 MPH. ISOLATED TO  
SCATTERED ONSHORE MOVING SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BURN  
SITE INTO THE MORNING, WITH ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS  
NEAR OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN SITE INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A  
DIFFUSE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS  
MAY OCCUR, PRODUCING STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS, FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING, AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP MIN  
RH VALUES AT OR ABOVE 60 PERCENT, WITH GENERALLY GOOD DISPERSION  
FORECAST.  
 
NORTHEAST WINDS DECREASE PAST SUNSET, WITH ISOLATED ONSHORE MOVING  
SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUING TO BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 46.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 42 38 39 38 41 44 42 43 44 50 51  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 30 40 40 30 20 20 20  
TEMP............76 75 77 79 83 85 86 86 87 87 87 85  
RH..............87 90 85 85 77 67 65 65 63 63 61 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 9 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13  
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 4 20 45 46 46 45 43 44 45 44  
LVORI...........5 6 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....38 DECREASING TO 4.  
LVORI...............4 INCREASING TO 6 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........44 39 43 40 30 30 27 25 20 19 19 23  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............84 83 79 78 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 74  
RH..............67 70 79 79 82 82 82 85 85 87 87 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 13 12 9 7 6 5 3 5 5 5 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..38 21 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 36.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 3 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 23 25 28 31 30 35 41 53 53 51 41  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 40 30 30 20  
TEMP............74 73 75 78 83 85 86 87 87 88 86 84  
RH..............90 93 90 88 74 67 65 63 63 59 63 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 3 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 8 9 12 13 15 16 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 2.9 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 9  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 2 15 26 29 37 40 39 39 37 32  
LVORI...........6 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...WEITLICH  
REQUESTED BY...ROGER BURDA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622083.0/MLB  
.DELDT 09/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RBURDA@PORT-ORANGE.ORG  
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