FNUS52 KTBW 291822 FWFTBW FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 222 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN PENINSULA THROUGH SATURDAY AS TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV MOVES SLOWLY WEST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GUSTAV AND HANNA SEE THE LATEST ADVISORIES BEING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. FLZ039-042-043-048-301130- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO- 222 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 30 50 WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP 73 92 73 91 RH % 100 56 100 56 20FT WIND MPH(AM) NE 8 E 12 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NE 4 E 10 E 9 E 13 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT T-.25 T-.25 T-.25 .25-.50 LAL 2 3 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 5000 700 5000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NE 7 E 15 NE 14 E 18 DISPERSION INDEX 3 70 9 60 MAX LVORI 9 8 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ049>052-301130- PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- 222 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 50 50 60 WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP 73 92 74 91 RH % 100 56 100 58 20FT WIND MPH(AM) E 10 E 13 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NE 5 E 13 E 9 E 13 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 2 3 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT T-.25 .25-.50 T-.25 .25-.50 LAL 2 3 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 5000 700 5000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NE 9 E 17 E 16 E 20 DISPERSION INDEX 4 70 10 60 MAX LVORI 9 8 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FLZ055>057-060-061-301130- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO- 222 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 60 50 70 WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP 73 92 74 90 RH % 100 58 100 60 20FT WIND MPH(AM) E 10 E 13 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NE 6 E 12 E 10 E 14 PRECIP DURATION 1 3 2 3 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT T-.25 .25-.50 T-.25 .50-1 LAL 2 3 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 500 5000 700 5000 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NE 10 E 18 E 18 E 20 DISPERSION INDEX 4 65 12 60 MAX LVORI 9 7 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ062-065-301130- CHARLOTTE-LEE- 222 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 70 60 70 WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP 73 91 74 89 RH % 100 58 100 62 20FT WIND MPH(AM) E 12 E 14 20FT WIND MPH(PM) NE 7 E 13 E 10 SE 14 PRECIP DURATION 1 3 3 3 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT T-.25 .25-.50 .25-.50 .50-1 LAL 2 3 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 600 5000 700 4500 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NE 13 E 21 E 20 E 22 DISPERSION INDEX 6 65 13 60 MAX LVORI 9 5 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$