Here in central Florida at local noon time we are already approaching
90 deg with low humidity. The daily number of wildfires is beginning to
spiral through the roof. The following is from NWS Tampa Bay.
By the way I was having a discussion on global warming with a fellow
CASI member this morning and he reminded me of the following. In the
late 1800's citrus was successfully grown in northern Florida. By the
late 1900's the citrus industry had been pushed southward to Lake
Okeechobee due to repeated devastating freezes.
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WWUS35 KTBW 211001
SPSTBW
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-211500-
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 559 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2000
...WILDFIRE THREAT WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE THREAT OF SPREADING
WILDFIRES THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.
ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS...FIRE DANGER WILL BE AIDED BY AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
NEAR THE COAST...TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY A
BIT HIGHER. HOWEVER...WEST WINDS WILL PUSH IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH. THESE
WINDS WOULD CAUSE RAPID SPREADING OF ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP.
NO RELIEF FROM THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP BY MONDAY...AS AN AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO WEAKEN.
ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE URGED TO USE
EXTREME CAUTION WITH INCENDIARY DEVICES THROUGH THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
VERY DRY BRUSH AND GRASS CAN CATCH FIRE IMMEDIATELY...THEN SPREAD
RAPIDLY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.
Take Care,
Thomas Giella, KN4LF
P.O. Box 1987
Plant City, Fl. 33564
Grid Square- EL88
Zone 5
kn4lf{at}webtv.net
KN4LF 160 Meter Topband Radio Site:
http://kn4lf.tripod.com
Florida Weather Site:
http://kn4lf.tripod.com/index-20.html
Global Warming Skepticism Site:
http://www.skepticism.net/global_warming/index.html
The Heartland Institute: Instant Expert's Guide to Global Warming Site:
http://www.heartland.org/studies/ieguide.htm
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