Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THE VALUES BELOW ARE COUNTY WIDE AVERAGES. FOR LOCATION SPECIFIC
FORECASTS PLEASE SELECT YOUR LOCATION FROM THE CLICKABLE MAP AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY
THEN CHOOSE THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH OR TABULAR FORECAST OPTION
NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

.DISCUSSION...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR FRIDAY...A FEW HOURS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER INTERIOR COUNTIES. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE INTERIOR
TODAY AND WILL THEN DROP OFF FOR FRIDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL STATEMENT...
SOME PATCHY FOG COULD BE POSSIBLE...BUT OVERALL CHANCES ARE LESS THAN
PREVIOUS NIGHTS.

FLZ039-240000-
LEVY-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        NONE         NONE
TEMP                  90           65           91
RH %                  40           100          33
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     W  8 G17                  NW 10 G15
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W  8 G17     W  4         NW 10 G15
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   2            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5200         200          7200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 12         W  6         NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX      68           1            80
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

FLZ042-240000-
CITRUS-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  90           65           92
RH %                  42           100          34
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     W  8 G16                  W 10 G17
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W  8 G16     W  3         W 10 G17
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5200         200          7400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 12         W  4         W 13
DISPERSION INDEX      67           1            78
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ048-240000-
HERNANDO-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  90           64           92
RH %                  42           100          33
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     W  8 G17                  NW 11 G18
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W  8 G17     W  2         NW 11 G18
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5400         200          7500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 12         W  3         NW 15
DISPERSION INDEX      66           1            81
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ043-240000-
SUMTER-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        NONE         NONE
TEMP                  91           67           92
RH %                  41           98           32
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     W  7                      NW  8 G15
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W  7         W  3         NW  8 G15
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE
LAL                   2            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5600         200          7700
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  9         W  4         NW 12
DISPERSION INDEX      66           1            84
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ049-240000-
PASCO-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  92           65           94
RH %                  42           100          33
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  7                     NW  9 G17
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  7        W  2         NW  9 G17
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5500         200          7800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  9         W  3         NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX      64           1            82
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ050-240000-
PINELLAS-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  87           70           89
RH %                  48           98           43
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  8                     NW 10 G17
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  8        NW  5        NW 10 G17
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4100         200          5500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 10         NW  7        NW 14
DISPERSION INDEX      57           1            68
MAX LVORI                          8

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ051-240000-
HILLSBOROUGH-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  91           67           93
RH %                  43           100          33
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  5                     NW  8
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  5        W  2         NW  8
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5500         200          7800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  8         W  3         NW 11
DISPERSION INDEX      64           1            80
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ052-240000-
POLK-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            20
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
TEMP                  91           68           93
RH %                  40           100          32
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  6                     NW  8
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  6        W  4         NW  8
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      2 PM
PRECIP END            8 PM                      8 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         NONE
LAL                   2            1            3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5800         200          8200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  NW  8        NW  5        NW 11
DISPERSION INDEX      68           1            90
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

FLZ055-240000-
MANATEE-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  90           66           94
RH %                  44           100          34
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  7 G15                 NW  9 G17
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  7 G15    NW  3        NW  9 G17
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5500         200          7500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 10         NW  5        NW 12
DISPERSION INDEX      69           1            84
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND
90. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ060-240000-
SARASOTA-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  90           66           94
RH %                  44           100          37
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  9 G18                 NW 10 G19
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  9 G18    NW  4        NW 10 G19
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5400         200          7400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 12         NW  6        NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX      66           1            75
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ056-240000-
HARDEE-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            20
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
TEMP                  92           66           94
RH %                  42           100          32
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  7                     NW  8
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  7        NW  3        NW  8
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM                      2 PM
PRECIP END            8 PM                      8 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         T-.25
LAL                   2            1            3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5800         200          8100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  9         NW  5        NW 11
DISPERSION INDEX      67           1            82
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

FLZ061-240000-
DE SOTO-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
TEMP                  92           66           94
RH %                  43           100          33
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  7 G15                 NW  9 G17
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  7 G15    NW  3        NW  9 G17
PRECIP DURATION                                 1
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM
PRECIP END                                      8 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         NONE         NONE         T-.25
LAL                   2            1            3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6000         200          8100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 10         NW  4        NW 12
DISPERSION INDEX      71           1            84
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ057-240000-
HIGHLANDS-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            30
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
TEMP                  92           66           94
RH %                  42           100          32
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     NW  6                     NW  7
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     NW  6        NW  2        NW  7
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      2 PM
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT         T-.25        NONE         T-.25
LAL                   2            1            3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6200         200          8500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W  8         NW  4        NW  9
DISPERSION INDEX      71           1            92
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

FLZ062-240000-
CHARLOTTE-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         TSTMS
TEMP                  91           67           94
RH %                  41           100          35
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     W  8 G18                  NW  9 G20
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W  8 G18     NW  3        NW  9 G20
PRECIP DURATION                                 1
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM
PRECIP END                                      8 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   2            1            3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6000         200          8000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 11         N  5         NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX      71           1            83
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FLZ065-240000-
LEE-
500 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         TSTMS
TEMP                  92           68           93
RH %                  41           100          37
20FT WIND MPH(AM)     W  8 G17                  NW  9 G20
20FT WIND MPH(PM)     W  8 G17     NW  4        NW  9 G20
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5900         200          7900
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)  W 11         N  5         NW 12
DISPERSION INDEX      69           1            81
MAX LVORI                          10

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
90. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$







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