FNUS72 KTBW 290054 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR POLK WF...POLK EM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 854 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS THAT HAVE BEEN GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING WILL TAPER BACK SOME TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING THE SOUTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT WITH WETTING RAINS LIKELY. CURRENT PROJECTIONS BRING THE PRECIPITATION INTO THE BURN AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM EDT...WITH PRECIPITATION LINGERING THROUGH AT LEAST NOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM EDT...WHEN THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER TYPE.... RSH TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM CHC PRECIP (%)..10 10 10 10 40 70 70 70 70 70 TEMP............79 78 76 74 73 72 71 71 70 70 HUMIDITY........64 67 74 79 81 84 87 90 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 14 14 14 15 15 15 18 DISPERSION......18 18 16 12 12 12 13 13 13 16 LVORI...........5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..70 70 70 70 30 30 TEMP............69 69 72 74 76 77 HUMIDITY........97 97 79 69 60 54 20 FT WIND......S 13 SW 14 SW 14 W 14 W 16 W 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2700 3000 3000 3500 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 18 SW 18 W 20 W 21 W 21 DISPERSION......16 46 46 46 46 46 LVORI...........7 4 4 4 4 4 LAL.............4 4 4 4 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...CANTIN REQUESTED BY...PAUL SIDDALL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090328.POLKW.01/TBW