245  
FNUS72 KMLB 100926  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSY ISLAND...SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
526 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND THIS MORNING GRADUALLY BACKS TO THE  
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON, AROUND 5 MPH. SHOWERS AND  
LIGHTNING STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTWARD-MOVING  
SEA BREEZE IN THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY AFTER 4 PM. GUSTY, ERRATIC  
WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST OF STORMS, ALONG WITH FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING STRIKES. OTHERWISE, EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO REACH  
THE LOW 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES PEAKING AROUND 103-107 DEGREES.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 28.  
LVORI...............8 INCREASING TO 10 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 6 EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING  
TO 4 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 2.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 22 21 30 34 41 45 49 54  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 30 40 50 50 60  
TEMP............81 85 88 89 90 91 91 90 88  
RH..............85 75 68 66 62 60 60 60 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.0 2.7 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.1 3.5 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..10 15 19 27 28 32 29 29 24  
LVORI...........4 4 3 3 2 1 2 2 2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....29 DECREASING TO 5.  
LVORI...............4 INCREASING TO 7 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........54 55 55 50 40 36  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........LIKELY S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 20 10 10 0 0  
TEMP............86 81 78 77 76 76  
RH..............68 82 91 90 94 94  
20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 12 10 9 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1000 600 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 S 8 S 8 S 6 S 6 S 6  
DISPERSION IDX..29 6 5 3 3 3  
LVORI...........3 4 6 6 6 6  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 25.  
LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........33 35 70  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ LIKELY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 40 60  
TEMP............75 86 90  
RH..............100 75 64  
20 FT WIND......S 2G7 S 5G9 SE 6G10  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2300 4500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 7 S 6  
DISPERSION IDX..2 21 29  
LVORI...........9 3 3  
 

 
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