FNUS72 KTBW 091215 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR SCCF...SANIBEL CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 715 AM EST FRI MAR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 EST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES ACROSS FLORIDA TODAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST U.S. THE RIDGE MAINTAINS MOSTLY EASTERLY FLOW ALTHOUGH THE GRADIENT WILL BE RELAXED ENOUGH FOR A SEA BREEZE TO SHIFT WINDS TO WESTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..10 20 20 20 20 20 TEMP............68 70 75 77 78 77 HUMIDITY........90 84 71 67 64 69 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 8 SE 7 S 6 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1900 2500 3200 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 10 E 9 SE 8 SE 8 E 8 DISPERSION......6 11 21 24 20 19 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%)..20 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............74 73 72 70 69 67 HUMIDITY........76 79 79 84 84 90 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 8 N 9 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1500 1200 900 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 8 E 10 E 12 E 12 E 12 DISPERSION......20 3 6 8 8 8 LVORI...........3 4 4 4 4 5 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..10 30 30 30 30 30 TEMP............66 68 74 76 78 77 HUMIDITY........90 84 69 66 62 64 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 9 E 8 SE 7 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 2000 2800 3500 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 12 E 10 SE 9 E 9 E 10 DISPERSION......8 12 25 30 23 23 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...RUDE REQUESTED BY...TOBY CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120309.SCCF_.01/TBW