FNUS72 KTBW 190216 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR STATE ROAD 80...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1016 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .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) 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..10 10 10 10 TEMP............59 56 53 52 HUMIDITY........69 76 82 87 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 7 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 10 W 8 W 7 DISPERSION......4 4 3 3 LVORI...........3 4 5 6 LAL.............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 76 78 HUMIDITY........87 80 53 42 27 27 20 FT WIND......W 3 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2500 3000 3500 3600 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 DISPERSION......4 30 35 40 41 41 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...MCMICHAEL REQUESTED BY...LT SAPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.STATE.01/TBW