FNUS72 KTBW 291630 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR DOWNING...FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1130 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS IN OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY AND STALLS OVERNIGHT WITH GENEROUS RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA. THE BOUNDARY LINGERS FOR THE EARLY PART OF FRIDAY BEFORE AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM SHIFTS IT EASTWARD BEYOND THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS IN AND MOVES BY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A VERY DRY AND COOL TO COLD AIR MASS DOMINATING. .TODAY... TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..30 40 50 TEMP............80 78 76 HUMIDITY........55 60 66 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 13 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 3100 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 18 SW 18 DISPERSION......45 44 43 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..50 50 60 60 60 60 TEMP............70 68 65 62 60 57 HUMIDITY........80 87 90 93 90 93 20 FT WIND......W 12 W 8 SW 7 W 7 W 7 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1000 800 700 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 14 SW 14 SW 12 SW 11 SW 11 DISPERSION......25 15 13 11 10 10 LVORI...........3 4 5 5 6 6 .FRIDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..60 60 50 50 40 40 TEMP............54 55 57 59 62 60 HUMIDITY........96 83 69 62 52 55 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 12 N 10 N 9 NW 8 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1600 1800 2200 2400 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 N 15 N 15 N 15 N 15 N 15 DISPERSION......14 26 28 37 40 37 $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...TIM ELDER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090129.DOWNI.01/TBW