FNUS72 KTBW 171315
FWSTBW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALVA SCRUB UNIT 1...LEE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
815 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN STATES
AND THE EASTERN GULF WILL KEEP NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE
SPOT SITE. SFC WINDS MAY REACH THE 15 MPH MARK THIS AFTERNOON WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.

DRIER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY COULD BRING EXTENDED PERIODS OF CRITICAL
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN WELL IN CONTROL OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0      0      0
TEMP............55     60     65     63
HUMIDITY........53     47     40     43
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 9   W 15   W 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   3900   3900   3200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   NW 18  W 21   W 20
DISPERSION......49     65     55     49

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
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SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............57     53     51     48     45     43
HUMIDITY........53     64     68     77     79     79
20 FT WIND......W 15   NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   700    500    500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15   NW 9   NW 6   NW 6   NW 8   N 8
DISPERSION......31     4      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...REYNES
REQUESTED BY...LAURA GREENO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.ALVAS.01/TBW