FNUS72 KTBW 040933
FWSTBW

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATOR HOLE...LEE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
433 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM
THE CENTRAL U.S. THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH A COLD AND VERY DRY AIR
MASS FILTERING OVER THE AREA. LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY...FRIDAY AND INTO THE
WEEKEND. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND
10 TO 15 MPH AND HIGHER NEAR THE COAST.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     56     61     66     65
HUMIDITY........79     49     39     32     33
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 10   NW 13  NW 14  NW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....400    2400   4500   4800   4600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10  NW 14  NW 16  NW 18  NW 20
DISPERSION......10     40     63     58     60

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
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SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     56     52     49     45     41
HUMIDITY........40     45     52     58     65     73
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 8   NW 8   NW 6   NW 5   N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10            10
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   2500   1800   200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 10  NW 10  N 8    N 6    N 8
DISPERSION......11     6      6      4      3      3
LVORI...........4      4      4      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     43     56     62     68     66
HUMIDITY........76     62     38     32     26     28
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 7    N 10   N 9    N 8    NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    200    2700   3500   4400   4100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    N 9    N 14   N 12   NW 10  NW 10
DISPERSION......3      9      40     41     50     47

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FORECASTER...DAVIS
REQUESTED BY...LAURA WEWERKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100304.GATOR.01/TBW