914  
FNUS72 KMLB 182312  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR C-260 LEVY WEST...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
612 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2000 EST ON JANUARY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
IN THE WAKE OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT, BREEZES SLACKEN TONIGHT AS  
SKIES CLEAR. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TO BELOW FREEZING AT THE  
BURN SITE. ON MONDAY, EXPECT CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO  
7 MPH. SHALLOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND LIGHT WINDS WILL RESULT IN ONLY  
FAIR PEAK AFTERNOON DISPERSION VALUES. DRY AIR FROM THE NORTH  
WILL SETTLE AFTERNOON RHS INTO THE LOW 30S (%).  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....22 DECREASING TO 9 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........58 58 48 32 22 14 7 3 3 4  
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 45 41 40 38 37 36 35 33 33  
RH..............89 86 89 85 82 82 82 78 82 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 6 3 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N NW NW N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 13 13 14 12 10 10 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..22 12 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
LVORI...........4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 24 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 31 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING  
TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 2 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 3 3 0 3 2 3 4 6 6 5 4  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 31 33 40 45 48 51 54 55 56 57 55  
RH..............78 81 75 59 49 44 39 35 34 34 31 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 14 14 13 9 7 7 7 7 6  
DISPERSION IDX..5 6 7 24 34 32 27 22 24 23 23 16  
LVORI...........4 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....3.  
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 4 OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 48 44 42 41 39 38 37 36 36 35 34  
RH..............44 49 58 62 67 73 76 75 75 75 75 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...HEIL  
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA VINCENT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600463.0/MLB  
.DELDT 01/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JESSICA.E.VINCENT@USDA.GOV  
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