266  
FNUS72 KMLB 142047  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FMU21117...ST. JOHNS RIVER WMD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
447 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LIGHT WINDS ON EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD TURN WEST-NORTHWEST  
FROM AROUND 10 AM THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER 2-3 PM,  
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE  
INCIDENT SITE. ERRATIC, GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR BENEATH ANY STORM.  
VERY GOOD DISPERSION IS FORECAST TO OCCUR. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN  
THE MID 90S AND PEAK HEAT INDICES FROM 100-105 ARE LIKELY.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....30 INCREASING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 54 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 65 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 55.  
LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........18 9 10 22 33 51 51 55  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............86 89 91 94 94 94 95 93  
RH..............70 64 58 51 49 49 48 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 12 13 15 16 16 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.6 4.8 5.4 6.0 5.1 5.3 5.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W NW NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 12 10 10 10 9  
DISPERSION IDX..30 40 54 65 69 62 61 55  
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
WEST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING  
INCREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
DISPERSION INDEX....37 DECREASING TO 3.  
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........50 48 45 40 30 30 30 49 37 26 30 30  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............92 90 86 83 81 80 79 79 78 78 77 77  
RH..............52 56 65 72 74 77 79 79 82 82 85 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W E E SE W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 9 7 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W N SE SE SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..37 14 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3900 FT  
AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 52 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 60  
DECREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 32.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 22 32 31 29 25 32 39 46 44 42 40  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............77 76 79 83 87 90 91 93 94 94 94 94  
RH..............85 90 88 77 69 62 58 54 51 51 51 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 12 13 14 14 15 15 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.9 4.6 5.3 6.0 4.9 3.9 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 7 20 31 40 48 56 64 55 44 32  
LVORI...........5 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
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