000 FNUS52 KTBW 021030 FWFTBW FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 730 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2004 .DISCUSSION...VERY MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .DISPERSION DISCUSSION...DESPITE THE MODERATE TRANSPORT WINDS... DISPERSIONS WILL ONLY BE FAIR FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS DUE TO LOW CLOUD CEILINGS. DISPERSIONS OVERNIGHT WILL BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD. FLZ039-042-043-048-049-021930- CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-PASCO-SUMTER- 730 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2004 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 50 TEMP 87 72 89 RH % 63 100 59 AM WIND/(20FT MPH) W 6 W 6 PM WIND/(20FT MPH) W 9 W 8 W 6 PRECIP AMOUNT .25-.50 T-.25 T-.25 PRECIP DURATION 6 2 3 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUE CONTINUE PRECIP END CONTINUE CONTINUE 8 PM LAL 4 3 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 700 4500 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 12 W 12 W 9 DISPERSION INDEX 38 8 38 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ050-051-055-060-021930- HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-PINELLAS-SARASOTA- 730 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2004 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 70 TEMP 87 72 89 RH % 65 100 59 AM WIND/(20FT MPH) W 8 W 10 PM WIND/(20FT MPH) W 9 W 8 W 10 PRECIP AMOUNT .50-1 .50-1 .50-1 PRECIP DURATION 6 3 6 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUE CONTINUE PRECIP END CONTINUE CONTINUE 8 PM LAL 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 700 4500 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 13 W 13 W 15 DISPERSION INDEX 35 10 41 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ052-056-057-061-021930- DESOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-POLK- 730 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2004 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 70 TEMP 89 71 89 RH % 59 100 59 AM WIND/(20FT MPH) W 6 W 9 PM WIND/(20FT MPH) W 8 SW 5 W 9 PRECIP AMOUNT .50-1 T-.25 .50-1 PRECIP DURATION 6 3 6 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUE CONTINUE PRECIP END CONTINUE CONTINUE 8 PM LAL 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 700 4500 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 10 SW 12 W 13 DISPERSION INDEX 31 7 36 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FLZ062-065-021930- CHARLOTTE-LEE- 730 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2004 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 80 TEMP 87 71 89 RH % 65 100 59 AM WIND/(20FT MPH) W 6 W 12 PM WIND/(20FT MPH) W 9 W 8 W 12 PRECIP AMOUNT 1-2 .50-1 .50-1 PRECIP DURATION 6 3 6 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUE CONTINUE PRECIP END CONTINUE CONTINUE 8 PM LAL 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 700 4500 TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 12 W 13 W 15 DISPERSION INDEX 33 10 42 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$