FNUS72 KTBW 171241
FWSTBW

SPOT FORECAST FOR IABPF - WTC...FLA. DIV. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
741 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010

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

UPDATED TO REFRESH LVORI VALUES THIS AFTERNOON

...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 AT
-TIMES WHILE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BECOME BRISK IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS POSSIBLY REACHING THE 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. PRESSURE GRADIENTS
RELAX IN THE EVENING WITH WINDS DECREASING TO SINGLE DIGITS.

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)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............35     45     50     55     53
HUMIDITY........75     47     39     34     39
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  W 17   W 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3200   3900   3900   3000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9   NW 16  W 20   W 23   W 24
DISPERSION......21     51     72     60     58
LVORI...........3      1      1      1      1
LAL.............1      1      1      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   FROST
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............48     45     41     39     36     33
HUMIDITY........51     62     73     76     79     78
20 FT WIND......W 17   W 8    W 8    W 8    NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   700    700    700    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18   W 12   NW 10  NW 9   NW 8   NW 6
DISPERSION......33     8      6      6      3      3
LVORI...........1      3      3      4      4      4
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

$$
FORECASTER...REYNES
REQUESTED BY...JOHN W  KERN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.IABPF.01/TBW