FNUS72 KTBW 190204 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR I-75 213 MM...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1004 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT PINELLAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT PINELLAS... .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT. VERY DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION DURING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED BOTH AFTERNOONS. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ON MONDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............58 57 55 53 51 HUMIDITY........64 69 75 80 87 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 700 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 NW 15 NW 12 NW 10 NW 10 DISPERSION......10 7 5 4 4 LVORI...........3 3 4 5 6 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..10 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............50 49 60 66 72 74 HUMIDITY........87 83 58 45 34 34 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2200 3000 3000 3400 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 NW 12 NW 12 NW 12 NW 12 NW 12 DISPERSION......5 32 42 42 40 41 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...MCMICHAEL REQUESTED BY...LT SAPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.I7521.01/TBW