000 FNUS52 KTBW 261859 FWFTBW FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EXCEPT FOR PINELLAS COUNTY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS FROM INTERSTATE 4 TO THE SOUTH. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BRINGING MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. FLZ039-271000- LEVY- 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 36 63 33 66 RH % 89 30 100 32 20FT WIND MPH(AM) N 8 N 5 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NW 6 NW 7 NW 2 N 3 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT NONE NONE NONE NONE LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 2800 300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 15 N 14 NW 8 N 10 DISPERSION INDEX 9 45 4 29 MAX LVORI 4 8 REMARKS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ042-043-048-271000- CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO- 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 37 63 33 67 RH % 89 29 100 30 20FT WIND MPH(AM) N 9 N 5 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NW 8 NW 7 NW 2 N 3 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT NONE NONE NONE NONE LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 2700 200 2700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 15 N 17 NW 7 N 10 DISPERSION INDEX 9 45 4 29 MAX LVORI 4 8 REMARKS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ049-271000- PASCO- 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 39 64 35 67 RH % 86 29 100 31 20FT WIND MPH(AM) N 9 N 5 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NW 7 NW 8 NW 2 N 4 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT NONE NONE NONE NONE LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 2700 300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 18 N 19 NW 8 N 11 DISPERSION INDEX 9 45 4 30 MAX LVORI 4 8 REMARKS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ051-052-271000- HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 43 65 38 68 RH % 86 26 100 28 20FT WIND MPH(AM) N 10 N 5 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NW 8 NW 8 NW 3 NE 4 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT NONE NONE NONE NONE LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 3000 200 2700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 14 N 17 NW 7 N 10 DISPERSION INDEX 9 45 4 30 MAX LVORI 4 8 REMARKS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ050-271000- PINELLAS- 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 47 64 40 67 RH % 83 39 100 36 20FT WIND MPH(AM) N 14 NE 8 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NW 12 NW 11 N 6 N 5 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT NONE NONE NONE NONE LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 2700 500 2700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 25 N 21 N 14 NE 13 DISPERSION INDEX 9 54 4 30 MAX LVORI 4 8 REMARKS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ055-060-271000- MANATEE-SARASOTA- 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 43 66 39 69 RH % 83 27 96 30 20FT WIND MPH(AM) N 11 NE 6 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NW 7 N 8 N 4 N 5 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT NONE NONE NONE NONE LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 2800 300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 17 N 18 N 9 NE 11 DISPERSION INDEX 9 54 4 30 MAX LVORI 4 8 REMARKS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ056-057-061-271000- HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DE SOTO- 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 43 67 39 70 RH % 86 26 85 27 20FT WIND MPH(AM) N 11 N 5 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NW 9 NW 8 NW 4 N 4 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT NONE NONE NONE NONE LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 3000 300 3000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 13 N 16 NW 6 N 9 DISPERSION INDEX 9 54 4 30 MAX LVORI 4 8 REMARKS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FLZ062-065-271000- CHARLOTTE-LEE- 159 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 WEATHER TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP 46 67 40 70 RH % 86 25 93 27 20FT WIND MPH(AM) N 13 NE 6 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NW 10 N 10 N 5 NE 4 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END PRECIP AMOUNT NONE NONE NONE NONE LAL 1 1 1 1 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 3200 300 3000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 18 N 18 N 8 NE 11 DISPERSION INDEX 9 54 4 30 MAX LVORI 4 8 REMARKS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$