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FNUS72 KMLB 260745
FWSMLB
SPOT FORECAST FOR SFWMD - GARDNER MARSH 01...SFWMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
345 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS TODAY INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND. LOW RAIN
CHANCES AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT ARE FORECAST AS THE SEA BREEZE
PUSHES WEST. THE CHANCE FOR A LIGHTNING STORM IS VERY LOW.
OTHERWISE, EXPECT MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING
THE MID 80S AND FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 35.
LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 2.
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 21 33 42 47 48 47
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............76 78 80 81 80 81 80
RH..............74 67 62 58 60 60 62
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 9 10 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.1 4.8 5.5 4.8 4.2 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E SE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 6 6 6 7 8
DISPERSION IDX..23 24 35 37 35 36 33
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....35 DECREASING TO 5.
LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 9.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........33 10 3 5 9 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 73 69 67 65 63
RH..............62 79 90 93 100 100
20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 9 7 6 5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700 600 600 500 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 13 E 10 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7
DISPERSION IDX..35 6 5 4 4 3
LVORI...........1 4 5 7 9 9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 26.
LVORI...............10 DECREASING TO 2.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........16 12 10 22
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE FOG NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10
TEMP............62 66 79 84
RH..............100 100 67 51
20 FT WIND......E 2G3 E 1G3 SE 3G6 E 5G8
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1100 4000 6000
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 3 SE 3 E 3
DISPERSION IDX..3 6 16 26
LVORI...........9 8 2 2
FORECASTER...SCHAPER
REQUESTED BY...JIM BLUSH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/26/26
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