905  
FNUS72 KMLB 180611  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE LAKES PRAIRIE...FWC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
211 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
PERSISTENT NORTH BREEZES TURN NORTH-NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON FROM  
10-14 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH. DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO  
SETTLE OVER THE AREA, ALLOWING RH VALUES TO FALL AS LOW AS 40%  
THIS AFTERNOON. NO RAIN IS FORECAST UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.  
 
PEAK DISPERSION WILL BECOME VERY GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL  
REMAIN ELEVATED INTO TONIGHT, N 5-10 MPH.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 52.  
LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 36 29 30 31 32 33 33 31 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 50 56 60 64 67 69 70 70 70  
RH..............73 68 59 55 50 47 45 43 40 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 13 12 12 12 12 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 18 20 21 21 20 21 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.6 2.3 3.4 4.3 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 13  
DISPERSION IDX..7 15 32 41 48 54 53 54 50 56  
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....60 DECREASING TO 13 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........28 30 35 40 45 50 47 46 50 43 51 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 65 61 57 55 53 52 52 51 51 50 49  
RH..............46 52 60 70 74 78 81 80 85 84 88 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 18 18 18 18 18 16 15 16 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 3.3 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 18 16 16 15 15 14 15 15 15 14 16  
DISPERSION IDX..61 59 11 11 14 13 12 13 13 13 12 14  
LVORI...........1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 62 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 78  
INCREASING TO 88 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 80.  
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........50 56 51 40 33 33 39 47 53 54 51 46  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............50 50 51 55 61 66 68 70 73 72 71 71  
RH..............87 87 87 79 69 59 56 52 49 49 50 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 21 22 23 23 23 22 23 23 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.3 2.9 4.0 5.1 5.7 5.5 4.8 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 15 18 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 22  
DISPERSION IDX..13 14 9 36 51 62 73 82 86 90 88 80  
LVORI...........4 4 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...HEIL  
REQUESTED BY...STEVE GLASS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606152.0/MLB  
.DELDT 03/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STEVE.GLASS@MYFWC.COM  
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