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HWOTBW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
542 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

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542 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
DRIER AIR IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY UNDER BUILDING HIGH
PRESSURE. THIS DRIER AIR WILL CAUSE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL
HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID 80S TO
AROUND 90. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AN AGGRAVATED THREAT OF WILDFIRES
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THIS THREAT. RESIDENTS
SHOULD AVOID STARTING FIRES OUTDOORS...THROWING LIT CIGARETTES
ALONG ROADWAYS AND PARKING VEHICLES ON DRY GRASS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE WEDNESDAY AS WINDS BECOME
EASTERLY. CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL STILL OCCUR THOUGH FOR AROUND 4
HOURS MAINLY AWAY FROM THE COAST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE AGGRAVATED THREAT OF
WILDFIRES. MOISTURE WILL THEN RETURN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS... 
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY BRINGING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THE STORMS. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$

COLSON