000 FNUS52 KTBW 012030 FWFTBW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA FL 300 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2003 .HEADLINE...NONE .DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST. SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. THE FRONT WILL STALL ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE TAMPA BAY AREA WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRECIPIATATION REMAINING OVER THE AREA AS WELL. RH VALUES WILL DROP OFF SLIGHTLY BEGINNING MONDAY OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS AS LOWER DEWPOINTS FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH. FLZ039-042-043-048-021130- CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...CHIEFLAND... INVERNESS 300 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2003 .HEADLINE...NONE TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS DRIZZLE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 10 50 TEMP 61 79 50 68 RH% 100 52 100 40 AM WIND/(20FT MPH) SW 6 N 6 PM WIND/(20FT MPH) SW 6 SW 10 NW 6 N 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 TO .50 0.25 TO .50 0.25 TO .50 0.25 TO .50 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1 2 PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM 10 AM CONTINUE CONTINUE PRECIP END 7 AM 7 PM 7 AM CONTINUE LAL 2 2 1 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 500 3500 500 2700 TRANSPORT WIND(MPH) SW 5 SW 16 NW 6 N 14 DISPERSION INDEX 4 35 5 38 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FLZ049>051-055-060-021130- HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-SARASOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADENTON...BRANDON...TAMPA...CLEARWATER... ST. PETERSBURG...NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...SARASOTA...VENICE 300 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2003 .HEADLINE...NONE TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE FOG TSTMS DRIZZLE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 40 10 50 TEMP 63 80 55 72 RH% 100 55 100 47 AM WIND/(20FT MPH) SW 8 N 6 PM WIND/(20FT MPH) SW 6 SW 12 NW 7 N 10 PRECIP AMOUNT T TO 0.25 T TO 0.25 T TO 0.25 0.25 TO .50 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1 2 PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM 10 AM CONTINUE CONTINUE PRECIP END 7 AM 7 PM 7 AM CONTINUE LAL 2 2 1 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 500 3500 500 3000 TRANSPORT WIND(MPH) SW 8 SW 18 NW 8 N 14 DISPERSION INDEX 6 40 6 31 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FLZ052-056-057-061-021130- DESOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCADIA...BARTOW...LAKELAND... WINTER HAVEN...SEBRING 300 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2003 .HEADLINE...NONE TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE FOG TSTMS DRIZZLE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 4 50 10 50 TEMP 65 85 56 75 RH% 100 55 100 46 AM WIND/(20FT MPH) SW 8 N 6 PM WIND/(20FT MPH) SW 6 SW 12 W 5 N 10 PRECIP AMOUNT T TO 0.25 0.25 TO .50 T TO 0.25 0.25 TO .50 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1 2 PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM 10 AM CONTINUE CONTINUE PRECIP END 7 AM 7 PM 7 AM CONTINUE LAL 2 2 1 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 4000 300 3000 TRANSPORT WIND(MPH) SW 8 SW 16 W 5 N 14 DISPERSION INDEX 6 33 3 32 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FLZ062-065-021130- CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS...PORT CHARLOTTE... PUNTA GORDA 300 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2003 .HEADLINE... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE FOG TSTMS DRIZZLE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 10 50 TEMP 66 85 62 79 RH% 100 56 100 44 AM WIND/(20FT MPH) SW 9 N 6 PM WIND/(20FT MPH) SW 6 SW 12 W 6 N 10 PRECIP AMOUNT NONE T TO 0.25 T TO 0.25 0.25 TO .50 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUE CONTINUE PRECIP END 7 PM 7 AM CONTINUE LAL 1 2 1 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 4000 500 3500 TRANSPORT WIND(MPH) SW 8 SW 13 W 6 N 8 DISPERSION INDEX 6 46 5 33 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST. $$