FNUS72 KTBW 230403
FWSTBW

SPOT FORECAST FOR I75 EXIT 238...FHP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1103 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA THE REST OF TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK BEFORE DRIFTING
EAST INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH A SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW KEEPING
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. 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 AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SMOKE PARTICULATES FROM
THE BRUSH FIRES WILL SUPPORT AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION
THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
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SKY.............MCLEAR MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    FOG    FOG
CHC PRECIP (%)..10     10     10     10
TEMP............65     62     59     56
HUMIDITY........97     100    100    100
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 2   N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....200    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5   NW 4   N 5    N 5
DISPERSION......2      2      2      2
LVORI...........8      10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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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 6    NW 5   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     30     34
LVORI...........10     9      5      5      4      4

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FORECASTER...MCMICHAEL
REQUESTED BY...LT  BUENO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110222.I75EX.02/TBW