FNUS72 KTBW 172046
FWSTBW

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSCAR 1A...FDEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
346 PM EST WED FEB 17 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY...
...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 CRITERIA BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (EST)      3 PM   5 PM
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SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0
HUMIDITY........50     54
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  NW 16
DISPERSION......40     40
LVORI...........3      3

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
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SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
HUMIDITY........59     63     68     72     77     76
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 12  NW 12  NW 12  NW 7   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2900   3000   2900   2400   1700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 15  NW 15  NW 14  NW 9   NW 8
DISPERSION......40     11     11     11     11     11
LVORI...........3      4      4      4      4      4

.THURSDAY...
TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
HUMIDITY........82     70     48     40     32     34
20 FT WIND......NW 7   N 9    N 9    N 9    NW 10  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   1700   2700   3900   4200   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8    N 16   N 17   N 18   NW 20  NW 20
DISPERSION......11     30     30     30     30     30
LVORI...........4      3      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...BARRON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS KOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.OSCAR.01/TBW