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SPOT FORECAST FOR CATFISH CREEK...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
452 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE REST OF THE EVENING. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE IN THE VICINITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH DRIER AIR FILLING IN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT UNDER LIGHT WINDS AND
CLEARING SKIES TO ALLOW PATCHY FOG WITH HIGH LVORI VALUES ACROSS THE
REGION. RAIN CHANCES THURSDAY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE LAST
FEW DAYS.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
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SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PRECIP (%)..60     30     30     10     10     10
TEMP............81     78     76     74     73     71
HUMIDITY........63     67     74     79     85     89
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 1    E 2    E 3    NW 5   W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5             5
MIX HGT (FT)....4100   200    200    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7   S 6    S 8    SE 7   S 6    SW 6
DISPERSION......7      4      4      4      3      3
LVORI...........5      6      6      6      7      9
LAL.............4      3      3      3      1      1

.THURSDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
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SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
CHC PRECIP (%)..10     20     20     20     20     20
TEMP............70     73     79     84     87     90
HUMIDITY........94     90     73     60     50     44
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 7    NW 13  W 10   NW 12  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....200    200    600    2800   4900   5400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6    W 7    W 9    W 10   NW 12  NW 12
DISPERSION......3      7      7      32     47     51
LVORI...........9      5      4      4      2      2
LAL.............1      2      2      2      2      2

$$
FORECASTER...FLEMING
REQUESTED BY...DOS HUTCHINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130522.CATFI.02/TBW