FNUS72 KTBW 121951 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOM BURN...DIVISION OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 251 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS SOUTH...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TOWARDS THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND REDUCE IN MAGNITUDE. A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS HAS FILTER THROUGH THE AREA AND WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WITH WINDS DECREASING LESS THAN 15 MPH BY TOMORROW EXPECTING ONLY LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............51 49 41 37 33 30 28 24 HUMIDITY........29 33 46 52 58 63 63 71 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 13 NW 9 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2400 1700 1200 700 600 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17 NW 17 N 16 N 16 N 15 N 14 N 14 N 13 DISPERSION......48 49 36 7 7 6 6 6 LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... TIME (EST) 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............21 25 38 46 53 51 HUMIDITY........74 62 38 29 25 28 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 9 N 9 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 900 1800 2700 3000 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 13 N 13 N 12 N 12 N 12 DISPERSION......6 15 29 35 38 36 LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BARRON REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY PETELLAT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110112.CROOM.02/TBW