FNUS72 KTBW 171109 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR STARKEY RANCH RX BURN...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 709 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON AUGUST 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE RESIDING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS...ENHANCED DURING AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PRECIP (%)..20 20 30 30 40 40 TEMP............73 78 83 87 91 92 HUMIDITY........97 84 71 62 53 51 20 FT WIND......SW 2 W 2 W 5 W 6 W 8 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 500 2000 4200 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 W 3 W 6 W 8 W 10 W 12 DISPERSION......1 3 6 21 46 51 LAL.............2 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PRECIP (%)..30 20 20 20 20 20 TEMP............88 83 82 80 79 77 HUMIDITY........60 70 74 78 83 88 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 500 300 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 8 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 DISPERSION......31 3 3 3 3 3 LVORI...........1 3 3 4 5 6 LAL.............3 2 2 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PRECIP (%)..20 20 20 30 30 30 TEMP............76 77 84 86 90 91 HUMIDITY........92 89 72 66 56 54 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 7 W 7 W 8 W 9 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 600 1900 4300 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 8 W 9 W 10 W 12 W 12 DISPERSION......3 8 9 24 46 46 LAL.............2 2 2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...RUDE REQUESTED BY...MR KAWIKA BAILEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120817.STARK.01/TBW