238
FNUS72 KMLB 230725
FWSMLB
SPOT FORECAST FOR SFWMD - GARDNER MARSH 11...SFWMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
325 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY, REACHING 10-12
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, OCCASIONALLY GUSTING 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. SENSITIVE TO CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST,
AS MIN RH VALUES APPROACH 30 PERCENT. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT
SMOKE DISPERSION IS FORECAST NEAR THE BURN SITE. COMBINED WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS, THESE CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO CONTROL ISSUES.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE MID 80S AS WELL.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 77.
LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1 LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 4 2 4 5 5 6 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 74 78 81 83 85 84 85
RH..............70 57 45 39 34 31 32 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 14 14 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.1 3.2 4.3 5.2 5.6 5.9 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 13 14 13 12 10
DISPERSION IDX..17 31 50 66 79 79 76 75
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....65 DECREASING TO 7.
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 9.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........3 2 2 2 3 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 76 67 63 60 58
RH..............33 45 65 81 93 100
20 FT WIND......W 9 W 7 W 8 NW 8 NW 6 NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 17 17 14 13
MIX HGT (FT)....5000 600 600 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 12 W 14 W 12 W 10 W 12
DISPERSION IDX..65 5 9 8 5 5
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 6 8
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 30.
LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 2.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........20 17 15 32
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 40
TEMP............57 63 80 85
RH..............100 90 56 46
20 FT WIND......NW 3G9 NW 3G6 N 6G8 N 8G10
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 3000 5100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 9 N 6 N 5
DISPERSION IDX..5 11 21 28
LVORI...........8 5 2 2
FORECASTER...SCHAPER
REQUESTED BY...JIM BLUSH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/23/26
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