747
FNUS72 KMLB 120848
FWSMLB
SPOT FORECAST FOR OFFICE FLATWOODS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
448 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY AROUND 15-20 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING, VEERING WINDS
NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT, BEFORE THEN BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND AROUND 10-15 MPH INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY DRY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWER CHANCES INCREASE
FROM 3 PM ONWARD INTO THE EVENING, AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. A FEW STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE, MAINLY ALONG THE FRONT ITSELF. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE ONCE
AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THOUGH THE HIGHEST CHANCES WILL BE SOUTH OF THE
BURN AREA. MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS, LIGHTNING
STRIKES, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. NO MIN RH CONCERNS. GOOD TO VERY GOOD
DISPERSION THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. NEAR-RECORD HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S THIS AFTERNOON WILL COOL TO THE LOWER 80S TOMORROW.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 69 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............8 DECREASING TO 1.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 42 47 41 38 28 25 38 46 58 71 76
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 40
TEMP............68 69 69 70 74 77 81 82 82 83 82 81
RH..............97 93 97 100 90 79 67 63 63 61 63 67
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 8 12 14 15 15 15 15 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 14 18 22 23 24 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.1 2.2 2.8 3.4 4.1 4.8 5.4 4.6 3.6 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 16 20 21 22 22 22 23 22 20
DISPERSION IDX..6 6 14 43 60 53 61 67 69 68 60 46
LVORI...........8 6 5 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO
17 MPH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 17 TO
26 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....40 DECREASING TO 18 AFTER 3 AM.
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 5 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........80 74 66 72 69 65 62 56 62 65 68 70
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 40 30 20 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
TEMP............80 77 74 72 71 69 67 66 65 65 65 64
RH..............69 79 87 93 93 93 93 90 87 87 87 90
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 12 14 16 17 18 18 17 16 14
20 FT WIND GUST.22 18 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.8 1.3 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 13 12 17 22 26 24 24 21 17 16
DISPERSION IDX..40 30 11 10 15 20 29 31 32 23 16 19
LVORI...........2 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....19 INCREASING TO 56.
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........68 67 62 56 53 50 45 40 36 37 39 40
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20
TEMP............63 65 65 65 67 70 72 74 76 77 78 78
RH..............90 87 87 97 93 84 79 74 69 67 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.9 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 10
DISPERSION IDX..14 14 23 38 47 55 57 56 53 57 59 54
LVORI...........5 5 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...LEAHY
REQUESTED BY...ADAM PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/12/26
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