FNUS72 KTBW 291700
FWSTBW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHPORT I-75...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
100 PM EDT FRI MAR 29 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF FLORIDA TODAY WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE NORTHEAST
THIS AFTERNOON...TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST TOMORROW. THE AIRMASS
WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DRY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL
HUMIDITY EACH AFTERNOON...WARRANTING A RED FLAG WARNING TODAY
AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE ON SUNDAY LIMITING THE FIRE WEATHER RISK.


.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0
TEMP............76     78
HUMIDITY........24     22
20 FT WIND......E 9    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....5400   5600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7    NE 6
DISPERSION......44     40
LAL.............1      1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
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SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............73     65     60     56     52     51
HUMIDITY........27     40     53     67     78     83
20 FT WIND......NW 6   N 5    NE 5   NE 5   E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3800   200    200    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5   N 5    NE 5   NE 5   E 5    E 5
DISPERSION......23     2      1      2      2      2
LVORI...........2      2      2      3      4      5
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............49     52     65     74     79     81
HUMIDITY........91     79     53     39     29     27
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    E 9    E 10   SE 8   S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    200    2100   3800   5200   5400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5    E 5    E 8    SE 8   SE 6   SE 6
DISPERSION......1      2      20     33     35     35
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...FLEMING
REQUESTED BY...LT CARDWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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