686  
FNUS72 KMLB 211252  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAL SCOTT REGIONAL PRESERVE AND PARK...SJRWMD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
752 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
AS HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS GRADUALLY BUILD AND SCATTERED LOW TO MID  
LEVEL CLOUDS MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC, TEMPERATURES WILL  
CLIMB INTO THE LOW 70S BY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS  
NEAR OR JUST UNDER 10 MPH TURN MORE EAST-NORTHEAST BY MIDDAY, AND  
GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL  
CONTINUE DESPITE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MOISTURE, LEADING TO MIN RH  
VALUES IN THE UPPER 40 TO LOW 50 PERCENT RANGE. GOOD TO VERY GOOD  
DISPERSION IS FORECAST THROUGH SUNSET.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
9 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12  
TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 57 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING  
TO 49 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 17 12 20 28 36 47 41 43 52  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 59 66 70 72 73 72 72 72 70  
RH..............88 74 63 55 51 49 50 52 53 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 2.7 4.0 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.4 4.9 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 15 16 15 15 12 13 13 13  
DISPERSION IDX..6 11 44 61 60 61 52 52 52 49  
LVORI...........5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO  
8 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5.  
LVORI...............4 INCREASING TO 8.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........54 50 56 68 65 70 71 78 71 63 61 62  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 65 61 59 58 58 57 57 56 55 56 55  
RH..............65 70 81 87 90 90 94 94 97 99 97 99  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 7 6 7 6 6 7 8 8  
DISPERSION IDX..7 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 5  
LVORI...........3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 7 8  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO  
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 38.  
LVORI...............7 INCREASING TO 9 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 7 EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING  
TO 5 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 3  
DECREASING TO 1 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 3.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........72 70 71 73 75 78 81 83 80 78 75 70  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............56 55 58 64 69 71 73 75 75 75 75 72  
RH..............97 99 96 89 81 78 72 65 66 66 67 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.5 3.6 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.0 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 9 12 12 10 9 9 10 10 12  
DISPERSION IDX..5 4 4 10 21 35 40 37 38 41 39 34  
LVORI...........7 9 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...SCHAPER  
REQUESTED BY...KATRINA NOLAND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600742.0/MLB  
.DELDT 01/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KNOLAND@SJRWMD.COM  
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