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FNUS52 KTBW 051200
FWFTBW
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA  RUSKIN FL
730 AM EST WED FEB 05 2003

.RED FLAG...
TODAY...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL SUNSET FOR
        THE COUNTIES OF LEVY...CITRUS...HERNANDO AND SUMTER FOR RH
        VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS.

     ...ELSEWHERE...RH VALUES MAY DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT...BUT
        ONLY FOR AN HOUR OR TWO.

TUESDAY...NONE REQUIRED.


.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE AREA
THIS MORNING WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT USHERING
IN DRIER AIR TODAY.  THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM
FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURNING
ALONG WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN ZONES.

.SMOKE DISPERSION DISCUSSION...DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE FAIR
TODAY...POOR TONIGHT...AND FAIR TO AVERAGE ON THURSDAY.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY
ACCOMPANIED BY MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH COOL HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  MID AND UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE PENINSULA SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY KEEPING SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  WINDS
THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL GENERALLY REMAIN 10 MPH OR LESS.


FLZ039-052030-
LEVY-
730 AM EST WED FEB 05 2003

PARAMETER...        TODAY          TONIGHT        THURSDAY

CLOUD AMOUNT........PARTLY SUNNY   MOSTLY CLOUDY  CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP(%)....NONE           NONE           30 PERCENT
PRECIP TYPE.........NONE           NONE           SHOWERS
MAX/MIN TEMPS.......66             42             71
WIND DIRECTION......NORTHEAST      EAST           SOUTHEAST
WIND SPEED MPH......8              5              7
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE           NONE           T TO 0.25
PRECIP BEGINS.......NONE           NONE           2 PM
PRECIP ENDS.........NONE           NONE           CONTINUING
PRECIP DURATION.....NONE           NONE           1
LIGHTNING FREQ......NO TSTMS       NO TSTMS       NO TSTMS
REL HUMIDITY %......28             92             50
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700           600            3100
CEILING HEIGHT......NO CEILING     25000          8000
TRANSPORT DIR.......NORTHEAST      EAST           SOUTHEAST
TRANSPORT SPEED.....10             6              10
DISPERSION INDEX....32             4              24
$$

FLZ042-043-048-052030-
CITRUS-HERNANDO-SUMTER-
730 AM EST WED FEB 05 2003

PARAMETER...        TODAY          TONIGHT        THURSDAY

CLOUD AMOUNT........PARTLY SUNNY   MOSTLY CLOUDY  MOSTLY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP(%)....NONE           NONE           20 PERCENT
PRECIP TYPE.........NONE           NONE           SHOWERS
MAX/MIN TEMPS.......69             47             76
WIND DIRECTION......NORTH          EAST           SOUTHEAST
WIND SPEED MPH......10             5              8
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE           NONE           T TO 0.25
PRECIP BEGINS.......NONE           NONE           2 PM
PRECIP ENDS.........NONE           NONE           CONTINUING
PRECIP DURATION.....NONE           NONE           1
LIGHTNING FREQ......NO TSTMS       NO TSTMS       NO TSTMS
REL HUMIDITY %......30             96             50
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900           600            3600
CEILING HEIGHT......NO CEILING     25000          10000
TRANSPORT DIR.......NORTHEAST      EAST           SOUTHEAST
TRANSPORT SPEED.....12             7              10
DISPERSION INDEX....36             5              35
$$

FLZ049>052-055-056-060-052030-
HARDEE-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-
730 AM EST WED FEB 05 2003

PARAMETER...        TODAY          TONIGHT        THURSDAY

CLOUD AMOUNT........BCMG PTLY CLDY PARTLY CLOUDY  MOSTLY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP(%)....NONE           NONE           NONE
PRECIP TYPE.........NONE           NONE           NONE
MAX/MIN TEMPS.......72             53             77
WIND DIRECTION......NORTH          EAST           SOUTHEAST
WIND SPEED MPH......10             6              8
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE           NONE           NONE
PRECIP BEGINS.......NONE           NONE           NONE
PRECIP ENDS.........NONE           NONE           NONE
PRECIP DURATION.....NONE           NONE           NONE
LIGHTNING FREQ......NO TSTMS       NO TSTMS       NO TSTMS
REL HUMIDITY %......35             92             55
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200           700            3700
CEILING HEIGHT......NO CEILING     NO CEILING     25000
TRANSPORT DIR.......NORTH          EAST           SOUTHEAST
TRANSPORT SPEED.....12             8              10
DISPERSION INDEX....39             3              42
$$

FLZ057-061-062-065-052030-
CHARLOTTE-DESOTO-HIGHLANDS-LEE-
730 AM EST WED FEB 05 2003

PARAMETER...        TODAY          TONIGHT        THURSDAY

CLOUD AMOUNT........BCMG PTLY CLDY PARTLY CLOUDY  MOSTLY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP(%)....NONE           NONE           NONE
PRECIP TYPE.........NONE           NONE           NONE
MAX/MIN TEMPS.......75             55             80
WIND DIRECTION......NORTH          NORTHEAST      SOUTH
WIND SPEED MPH......10             7              7
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE           NONE           NONE
PRECIP BEGINS.......NONE           NONE           NONE
PRECIP ENDS.........NONE           NONE           NONE
PRECIP DURATION.....NONE           NONE           NONE
LIGHTNING FREQ......NO TSTMS       NO TSTMS       NO TSTMS
REL HUMIDITY %......40             93             55
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500           800            4000
CEILING HEIGHT......NO CEILING     NO CEILING     25000
TRANSPORT DIR.......NORTH          NORTHEAST      SOUTH
TRANSPORT SPEED.....10             9              10
DISPERSION INDEX....34             4              44
$$