591  
FNUS72 KMLB 241924  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VOLTOLINA FOREST...SJRWMD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
324 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
   
FRIDAY  
 
NORTH WINDS REMAIN BREEZY FRIDAY WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH NEAR THE COAST,  
AND GOOD TO VERY GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION IS FORECAST. THERE ARE NO  
CRITICAL RH CONCERNS. ROUNDS OF COASTAL ONSHORE MOVING SHOWERS ARE  
FORECAST, AND LIGHTNING CHANCES REMAIN LOW.  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
28 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 21 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....16 INCREASING TO 64.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........38 31 37 23 30 32 43 36 37 49 44 40  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 40 40 30 30  
TEMP............75 75 75 77 81 82 83 82 82 83 80 79  
RH..............87 87 90 85 77 74 72 74 74 72 77 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 16 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 22 22 22 23 25 25 25 26 28 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 18 18 18 18 20 18 21 21 21  
DISPERSION IDX..16 15 32 44 52 59 64 66 67 68 67 63  
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
DISPERSION INDEX....56 DECREASING TO 11.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........34 38 42 48 44 41 33 28 24 31 23 21  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............79 77 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 73 72 72  
RH..............77 79 82 82 79 82 82 81 81 79 84 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 25 22 22 20 18 18 17 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 16 16 15 14 14 12 12 10 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..56 45 15 15 13 11 9 8 8 7 7 7  
LVORI...........3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 43.  
LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........26 16 11 11 10 8 10 11 13 13 13 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 70 71 74 78 81 81 81 81 81 80 79  
RH..............84 87 84 82 71 65 65 63 63 63 62 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 1.9 2.7 3.1 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.4 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13  
DISPERSION IDX..7 7 10 26 35 39 42 45 46 45 45 42  
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...LAW  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS OHARA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622482.0/MLB  
.DELDT 09/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL COHARA@SJRWMD.COM  
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