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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
135 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR 4 OR
MORE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 15 MPH OR
GREATER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
DRY AND COOL AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT ON STRONG NORTH
TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
MODERATE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS THE GULF WATERS.
THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PENINSULA FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING SHOWERS AND SOME STORMS. COOLER AND DRIER
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD BEHIND IT FOR THE REST OF THE
WEEKEND.


FLZ039-042-043-048-101230-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-
135 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            10
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  34           52           25           58
RH %                  93           22           85           23
20FT WIND MPH(AM)                  NW 13                     N  9
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W 11         NW 13        NW  8        NW  8
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM
PRECIP END            10 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    800          2500         900          2600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 24        NW 21        NW 17        NW 15
DISPERSION INDEX      22           57           11           42
MAX LVORI             4                         4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ050-101230-
PINELLAS-
135 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            10
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  47           56           36           57
RH %                  87           35           76           33
20FT WIND MPH(AM)                  N 17                      N 12
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW 14 G22    NW 16        NW 12        NW 10
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM
PRECIP END            10 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    1100         2500         900          2600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 31        NW 22        N 24         N 16
DISPERSION INDEX      35           49           16           45
MAX LVORI             4                         3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ049-051-055-060-101230-
PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-
135 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            10
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  42           58           28           60
RH %                  96           28           92           26
20FT WIND MPH(AM)                  N 13                      N  8
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W 10         NW 13        NW  8        NW  8
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM
PRECIP END            10 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    700          2500         900          2600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 26        NW 21        N 18         NW 15
DISPERSION INDEX      24           57           12           47
MAX LVORI             5                         6

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ052-056-057-061-101230-
POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DE SOTO-
135 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            10
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  44           61           31           63
RH %                  100          22           92           24
20FT WIND MPH(AM)                  NW 13                     N  8
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W  9         NW 13        NW  8        NW  8
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM
PRECIP END            10 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    700          2500         900          2600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 24        NW 22        NW 16        NW 15
DISPERSION INDEX      22           60           10           47
MAX LVORI             5                         6

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

FLZ062-065-101230-
CHARLOTTE-LEE-
135 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            10
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  48           62           34           65
RH %                  100          26           89           25
20FT WIND MPH(AM)                  N 15                      N  9
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W 10 G18     NW 13        NW  9        N 10
PRECIP DURATION       2
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM
PRECIP END            10 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    700          2500         900          2600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW 24        NW 23        N 17         N 15
DISPERSION INDEX      22           51           11           42
MAX LVORI             5                         5

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$








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