FNUS72 KTBW 230526
FWSTBW

SPOT FORECAST FOR I75  128...FHP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1226 AM EST WED FEB 23 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
THE REST OF TONIGHT. 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
THIS MORNING WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ADDITIONAL FOG IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)      MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
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SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    FOG
CHC PRECIP (%)..10     10     10
TEMP............67     64     62
HUMIDITY........97     97     100
20 FT WIND......N 3    N 3    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    N 5    N 5
DISPERSION......3      2      2
LVORI...........9      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............60     63     71     76     81     80
HUMIDITY........100    84     63     54     46     49
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 5   NE 7   N 6    N 6    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    200    1200   2700   4200   3700
TRANSPORT WIND..N 2    NE 5   NE 6   NE 5   NE 6   NE 6
DISPERSION......1      5      9      16     28     25
LVORI...........10     7      3      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...MCMICHAEL
REQUESTED BY...LT  BUENO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.I7512.01/TBW