FNUS72 KTBW 220901 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR I75 EXIT 238...FHP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 401 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC FRIDAY INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WILL WASH OUT ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH NO RAINFALL EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN SOME 5 TO 7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED WITH SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND SMOKE WITH LOW VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............57 60 70 76 81 79 HUMIDITY........100 100 73 62 53 56 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 SW 7 SW 10 W 12 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1000 2800 4800 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 1 SW 12 SW 13 W 14 W 14 W 13 DISPERSION......1 12 17 43 57 49 LVORI...........10 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG CHC PRECIP (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............71 68 65 62 59 56 HUMIDITY........73 81 87 93 100 100 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 6 NW 3 NW 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 200 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 NW 10 NW 8 NW 6 N 5 N 5 DISPERSION......13 4 3 2 2 2 LVORI...........5 9 9 9 9 9 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............54 58 69 76 82 80 HUMIDITY........100 96 68 54 46 49 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 NE 7 N 3 N 2 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1500 3000 4700 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 NE 6 NE 8 NE 7 E 6 NE 7 DISPERSION......2 6 15 25 32 37 LVORI...........9 8 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MCMICHAEL REQUESTED BY...LT BUENO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.I75EX.01/TBW