042  
FNUS72 KMLB 230814  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK HAMMOCK WILDERNESS AREA...SEMINOLE COUNTY NATURAL LANDS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
414 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY TODAY WITH NO MENTIONABLE RAIN CHANCES. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY  
IN THE DAY BECOME ESTABLISHED OUT OF THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS  
INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR  
20 MPH. THERE ARE NO CRITICAL RH CONCERNS. GENERALLY GOOD AFTERNOON  
SMOKE DISPERSION IS FORECAST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 TO  
13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....19 INCREASING TO 55.  
LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........18 14 19 16 19 17 12 10 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 86 89 91 92 92 93 93 92  
RH..............85 75 66 60 56 56 52 52 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 6 7 9 10 12 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 9 12 15 17 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.8 3.6 4.5 5.1 5.4 4.7 4.5 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 7 9 10 12 13  
DISPERSION IDX..16 22 26 33 44 55 55 46 46  
LVORI...........4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...LAW  
REQUESTED BY...RON CHICONE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2617976.0/MLB  
.DELDT 07/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RCHICONE@SEMINOLECOUNTYFL.GOV  
 
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