FNUS72 KTBW 172041
FWSTBW

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

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

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
NORTHEAST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL HELP GENERATE A DRY AND COOL NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW. AS HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH TOMORROW...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS
TO LINGER OVER THE PENINSULA WHICH WILL DROP RH'S BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIAS BY
TOMORROW.


.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (EST)      3 PM   5 PM
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SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0
TEMP............62     60
HUMIDITY........46     48
20 FT WIND......W 15   W 15
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 21   W 18
DISPERSION......38     38
LVORI...........4      4
LAL.............1      1

.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     54     51     48     46     43
HUMIDITY........53     62     68     76     77     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   1400   300    100    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15   NW 9   NW 6   NW 6   NW 7   N 7
DISPERSION......38     3      3      3      3      3
LVORI...........4      6      6      6      6      6
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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