FNUS72 KMLB 090800 FWSMLB Spot Forecast for SOFWEA - Unit 16...FWC National Weather Service Melbourne FL 400 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EDT on July 09. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Mostly sunny and hot today with below normal rain/storm chances. Light south to southwest surface and transport wind will produce mostly Fair dispersion but improving to generally Good during the late afternoon. A wind shift out of the southeast is forecast to reach the burn site late in the day behind the sea breeze. Combination of high temperatures and humidity will produce peak heat indices of 104 to 109 this afternoon. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Chance of pcpn......20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 97. Min humidity........46 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph early in the morning becoming light, then becoming southwest around 5 mph late in the morning becoming light becoming south 5 to 6 mph late in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 5300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 3 to 8 mph. Dispersion index....6 increasing to 38. LVORI...............7 decreasing to 1. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........36 32 31 31 28 28 26 27 33 Weather cov..... SCH Weather type.... RW Tstm cov........ SCH Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 Temp............82 86 88 90 93 95 96 97 96 RH..............85 75 70 64 56 51 48 46 46 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE 20 FT wind spd..3 3 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 20 FT wind gust.5 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 9 Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 2.0 3.0 3.6 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 Transp wind dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S Transp wind spd.8 7 5 5 5 3 5 6 7 Dispersion idx..14 18 20 22 25 25 29 35 41 LVORI...........4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of pcpn......20 percent. Min temperature.....Around 75. Max humidity........97 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph in the evening and overnight becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early in the evening. Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....South 6 to 12 mph. Dispersion index....38 decreasing to 6. LVORI...............2 increasing to 6. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........37 40 39 20 15 17 Weather cov.....S CHC S CHC Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........S CHC S CHC Chc of pcpn (%).20 20 10 10 0 0 Temp............95 88 83 79 78 76 RH..............48 61 74 85 88 94 20 ft wind......SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 S 8 S 6 S 3 20 ft wind gust.10 13 13 12 9 6 Mix hgt (ft)....3900 1100 500 500 400 400 Transport wind..S 8 SE 10 S 10 S 10 S 8S 7 Dispersion idx..38 9 7 7 4 3 LVORI...........1 3 4 4 6 6 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Max temperature.....Around 96. Min humidity........46 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph late in the morning. Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL increasing to 5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 5 to 7 mph shifting to the southeast 7 to 9 mph late in the afternoon. Dispersion index....7 increasing to 49. LVORI...............7 decreasing to 1. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........20 23 23 34 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 10 Temp............75 80 90 94 RH..............97 88 60 49 20 FT wind......S 3G5 S 3G5 S 6G8 SE 7G12 Mix hgt (ft)....400 1500 4200 4900 Transport wind..S 6 S 6 S 6 SE 7 Dispersion idx..3 11 30 42 LVORI...........7 4 1 1 $$ Forecaster...Kelly Requested by...Melanie Mancuso Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2617008.0/MLB .DELDT 07/09/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL melanie.mancuso@myfwc.com