FNUS72 KTBW 261033 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR POP ASH CREEK PRESERVE...LEE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 533 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA TODAY FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS USHERS IN DRIER AND COOLER AIR. THE HIGH SLOWLY SHIFTS TO OUR NORTH ON WEDNESDAY AND OFF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........32-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 50 61 66 70 68 HUMIDITY........86 71 46 37 32 34 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 7 N 7 N 7 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1800 2400 2700 2700 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 N 8 N 9 N 12 N 12 NW 12 DISPERSION......7 44 44 44 44 44 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........83-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 57 54 51 48 45 HUMIDITY........47 55 64 74 86 93 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 500 500 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 NW 6 NW 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 DISPERSION......44 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........28-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 59 66 73 71 HUMIDITY........93 76 47 36 28 31 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 8 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 2400 2400 2400 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 DISPERSION......3 49 49 49 49 49 $$ FORECASTER...MCNATT REQUESTED BY...LAURA WEWERKA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100126.POPAS.01/TBW