000 FNUS52 KTBW 081857 FWFTBW FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 157 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO OUR NORTH WITH HURRICANE IDA FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY THEN BE NEARING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY ON TUESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH TO THE NORTH AND IDA WILL SUPPORT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY ALONG WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOR THE LATEST ON HURRICANE IDA...SEE THE ADVISORIES BEING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. FLZ039-042-043-048-091230- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO- 157 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 30 60 WEATHER TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP 59 84 67 79 RH % 100 53 100 69 20FT WIND MPH(AM) E 13 SE 16 20FT WIND MPH(PM) E 12 E 17 E 14 S 13 G21 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 7 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT NONE T-.25 T-.25 .25-.50 LAL 1 2 2 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 4000 700 4000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 18 E 24 E 23 SE 22 DISPERSION INDEX 12 63 21 69 MAX LVORI 7 5 REMARKS...MODERATE TO STRONG 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS COMBINED WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND FOUR THOUSAND FEET WILL YIELD HIGH DISPERSION INDICES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FLZ049>051-055-060-091230- PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA- 157 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 30 50 WEATHER TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP 65 85 67 83 RH % 100 51 100 67 20FT WIND MPH(AM) E 18 SE 14 20FT WIND MPH(PM) E 16 E 19 E 14 S 13 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 7 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT NONE T-.25 T-.25 .25-.50 LAL 1 2 2 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 4500 700 4000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 23 E 28 E 23 SE 20 DISPERSION INDEX 21 76 21 53 MAX LVORI 5 5 REMARKS...MODERATE TO STRONG 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS COMBINED WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND FOUR THOUSAND FEET WILL YIELD HIGH DISPERSION INDICES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FLZ052-056-057-061-091230- POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DE SOTO- 157 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 30 50 WEATHER TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP 66 86 67 82 RH % 100 48 100 65 20FT WIND MPH(AM) E 13 SE 11 20FT WIND MPH(PM) E 11 E 17 E 11 S 10 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 3 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT NONE T-.25 T-.25 .25-.50 LAL 1 2 2 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 4500 700 4000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 17 E 24 E 16 SE 15 DISPERSION INDEX 11 65 15 55 MAX LVORI 7 5 REMARKS...MODERATE TO STRONG 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS COMBINED WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND FOUR THOUSAND FEET WILL YIELD HIGH DISPERSION INDICES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FLZ062-065-091230- CHARLOTTE-LEE- 157 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 30 50 WEATHER TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP 66 86 70 83 RH % 100 50 93 65 20FT WIND MPH(AM) E 17 SE 12 20FT WIND MPH(PM) E 14 E 18 E 12 S 11 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 3 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT NONE T-.25 T-.25 T-.25 LAL 1 2 2 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 4500 700 4000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 22 E 26 E 20 SE 17 DISPERSION INDEX 20 70 18 62 MAX LVORI 5 5 REMARKS...MODERATE TO STRONG 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS COMBINED WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND FOUR THOUSAND FEET WILL YIELD HIGH DISPERSION INDICES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ JCM/EO