761  
FNUS72 KMLB 161239  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HILOCHEE WMA PRESCRIBED BURN...FWC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
839 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRIER AIR ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WILL KEEP RAIN AND STORM CHANCES  
LIMITED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A VERY LOW  
(15 PERCENT) CHANCE OF RAIN TODAY, BECOMING AROUND 20 PERCENT WEDNESDAY.  
WHILE DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL LIMIT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES OVERALL, A FEW  
LIGHTNING STRIKES CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING THE AFTERNOONS. NORTHEAST  
WINDS IN THE MORNINGS WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY EACH AFTERNOON AND  
INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH. NO MIN RH CONCERNS. SMOKE DISPERSION VALUES  
WILL BE GENERALLY GOOD.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......15 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 37.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 2.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........20 31 37 36 43 49 38 41 50  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15  
TEMP............75 81 84 86 87 88 88 89 87  
RH..............83 69 62 57 53 51 50 48 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 10 10 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.0 3.1 3.8 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
DISPERSION IDX..9 19 27 33 36 40 38 37 40  
LVORI...........4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......15 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....32 DECREASING TO 5.  
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........51 55 56 50 40 40 34 23 32 34 28 22  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).15 15 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............86 83 79 78 77 76 75 75 74 74 73 73  
RH..............55 60 71 74 76 78 81 81 83 85 87 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 14 13 12 10 8 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E NE E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 10 12 12 10 8 8 7 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..32 18 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 59 IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............7 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 20 27 41 48 56 60 64 68 70 72 73  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............72 72 73 76 80 84 85 86 87 87 87 87  
RH..............90 91 90 82 73 64 60 56 53 53 53 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 3.2 4.1 5.0 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 2 13 26 36 43 52 59 49 41 36  
LVORI...........6 6 7 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...LEAHY  
REQUESTED BY...LOGHAN LOMNECK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 09/16/25  
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