FNUS72 KTBW 041123
FWSTBW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SR471   SR50...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
723 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL POTENTIAL ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS
ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH THE INITIAL ROUND
OF SHOWERS SHOULD MAINLY STAY SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE.
HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT PERIOD...
ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE LIKELY WITH A FEW OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS BEING ON THE STRONG TO SEVERE SIDE. ABUNDANT
CLOUD COVER AND DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL KEEP RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME
DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER BACK INTO THE REGION DURING
THE DAY ON FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT...HOWEVER NO
CRITICAL LEVELS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
HUMIDITY........92     90     78     71     62     60
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1000   2200   3500   3500   4000
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12  SE 12  SE 14  S 15   S 16   S 20
DISPERSION......10     15     30     39     42     54

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
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SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
HUMIDITY........68     77     82     88     93     98
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   1900   1300   700    1000   700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17   SW 12  S 12   S 14   S 15   SW 12
DISPERSION......46     13     11     12     14     10

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
HUMIDITY........99     91     78     67     51     44
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1800   2700   3000   3500   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10  W 14   W 18   NW 23  W 25   NW 24
DISPERSION......9      31     41     55     65     63

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FORECASTER...MROCZKA
REQUESTED BY...SGT ZWIRN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.SR471.01/TBW