FNUS72 KTBW 051026 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR CHARLOTTE HARBOR BUFFER BURN...LEE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 626 AM EDT TUE OCT 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 37-40% THIS AFTERNOON...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN LOWER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY... AND INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS... WITH WIND SPEEDS REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............60 63 74 79 82 85 HUMIDITY........93 84 57 49 44 40 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 13 N 14 N 16 N 16 N 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1000 2400 3300 3800 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 N 15 N 17 N 17 N 17 N 18 DISPERSION......12 22 37 44 43 52 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............81 77 74 71 70 68 HUMIDITY........47 56 64 71 73 76 20 FT WIND......NE 15 NE 13 NE 13 N 14 N 15 N 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 1600 1300 1100 1100 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 21 N 14 N 14 N 14 N 17 N 19 DISPERSION......54 16 16 16 19 22 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............66 68 75 78 81 83 HUMIDITY........78 73 55 48 41 38 20 FT WIND......N 18 N 18 NE 21 NE 21 NE 18 NE 18 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....700 600 2900 4400 5100 5200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 19 N 19 N 23 N 22 N 18 N 20 DISPERSION......17 25 54 63 57 61 $$ FORECASTER...MCNATT REQUESTED BY...JEFF ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101005.CHARL.01/TBW