FNUS72 KTBW 151313 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOM DS2...FLORIDA FOREST SEVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 813 AM EST THU DEC 15 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL KEEP LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA TODAY INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY BRINGING DRIER AIR AND LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES ESPECIALLY INTO AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 BY SUNDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 35 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF I-4 CORRIDOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 10 MPH AND WITH LOW ERC VALUES NO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST DURING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AN EASTERLY FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL ALLOW FOR A QUICK MOISTURE RECOVERY WITH HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. FORECASTER NOTE...WEAK 20 FOOT WINDS AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOW DISPERSION INDICES ON FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............53 64 69 76 77 71 HUMIDITY........100 83 70 54 50 63 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 6 E 9 E 9 E 8 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 12 12 10 12 MIX HGT (FT)....200 700 2000 2800 3500 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 E 9 E 12 E 12 E 10 E 12 DISPERSION......5 9 28 35 34 37 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG CHC PRECIP (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............67 64 62 59 57 54 HUMIDITY........73 81 84 90 98 100 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 E 5 E 3 E 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....400 200 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 10 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 3 DISPERSION......12 4 3 2 2 1 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..0 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............52 56 69 73 77 75 HUMIDITY........100 100 73 64 56 60 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 5 SE 5 E 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1700 3100 3600 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 E 5 E 6 SE 6 E 5 NE 5 DISPERSION......1 5 12 19 20 23 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...MCMICHAEL REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY PETELLAT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111215.CROOM.01/TBW