FNUS72 KTBW 031533 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR 6W WINTER HAVEN...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1033 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON MONDAY...BUT THE WINDS WILL BE BELOW CRITICAL VALUES. DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR OVER FOUR HOURS WILL OCCUR AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON ERC VALUES. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 53 57 57 HUMIDITY........41 33 28 31 20 FT WIND......N 12 NW 14 NW 15 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 3900 4900 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 NW 18 W 20 W 20 DISPERSION......36 51 60 79 LAL.............1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TEMP............53 50 47 44 42 39 HUMIDITY........39 46 52 58 65 73 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 8 NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2000 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 20 W 17 NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 DISPERSION......67 11 3 2 2 2 LVORI...........1 4 5 5 5 5 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .MONDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....FROST FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 42 54 60 66 67 HUMIDITY........83 66 38 27 22 24 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 2400 2800 3800 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 N 5 N 8 N 7 N 6 N 6 DISPERSION......2 5 26 23 28 25 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...MCMICHAEL REQUESTED BY...SGT ADA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130303.6WWIN.01/TBW