315
FNUS72 KMLB 080810
FWSMLB
SPOT FORECAST FOR RKS18...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
310 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GOOD MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED AT AND AROUND
THE BURN SITE THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG IS FORECAST
ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND FRIDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. NO RAIN OR RH CONCERNS THROUGH
LATE WEEK. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE, WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S THROUGH LATE WEEK. SMOKE DISPERSION
VALUES WILL BE POOR TO FAIR TODAY, AND GENERALLY GOOD ON FRIDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG LATE
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 11 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............10 DECREASING TO 3.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........59 67 61 42 42 28 24 35 41 38 27 37
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 59 59 64 69 72 77 79 80 81 80 79
RH..............100 98 100 93 83 74 64 58 55 53 54 57
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE E
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.3 3.8 4.2 3.8 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
DISPERSION IDX..1 0 0 1 3 8 13 18 21 26 29 11
LVORI...........10 10 10 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............4 INCREASING TO 9.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........40 21 40 53 67 65
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 69 67 65 64 63
RH..............63 79 86 93 94 99
20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 9 E 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 8
DISPERSION IDX..5 4 4 4 3 4
LVORI...........3 4 6 6 7 9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 42.
LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 1.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........44 23 24 29
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 68 79 81
RH..............99 91 66 57
20 FT WIND......SE 2G6 SE 3G7 SE 6G12 SE 6G12
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1100 3600 4800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8
DISPERSION IDX..4 12 39 44
LVORI...........9 5 3 1
FORECASTER...WATSON
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN BANDOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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