A mobile home fire spread as a brush fire, destroying a barn and RV.
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A mobile home fire spread as a brush fire, destroying a barn and RV.
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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 26, 2:21 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 321 PM EDT Wed Apr 26 2017 .SHORT TERM (Tonight-Thursday)... Mid/upper level shortwave trough will swing through the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys moving by to the north of the region with its associated cold front weakening and dissipating before it reaches the forecast area. The mid/upper level dynamics will remain well to the north of the area and with limited moisture not expecting any precipitation. What we will see however is an increase temperatures and humidity as the southeast to south flow continues around surface high pressure ridging west from well out in the Atlantic Ocean with a shift to southwest near the coast as the sea breeze develops Thursday afternoon. The increase in low level moisture along with the mostly clear skies could lead to some patchy fog over inland areas late tonight. Otherwise temperatures will be above normal with lows in the mid 60s to around 70 tonight and climbing into the mid 80s coast to the lower 90s inland Thursday. .MID TERM/LONG TERM (Thursday Night - Wednesday)... An upper level low sits over northern Minnesota with broad troughing extending over the western half of the U.S. Upper level ridging continues to hold over the Florida peninsula into the long term period. The troughing over the western U.S. will further deepen by Saturday as a closed upper low moves southeast and will be located over the four corners region. As the trough out west deepens, the ridge over the southeast U.S. will strengthen and build northeastward toward Bermuda. The pattern shifts east by the beginning of next week with the closed upper low now located over the Great Lakes region and the upper ridge moving east into the western Atlantic. The upper low moves northeast by midweek and a quasi-zonal flow sets up over Florida. On the surface, an area of low pressure over Ontario extends a cold front southward along the east coast. This front dissipates over northern Florida as high pressure continues to ridge across the peninsula through the end of the week and into the weekend. This will keep a southeast through southwest wind flow over the area which will result in above average temperatures with the inland counties seeing daytime highs in the 90's. Rain free conditions will also continue through Sunday. An area of low pressure develops over Missouri on Sunday and extends a cold front south through Louisiana and eastern Texas. This system tracks east and will bring increasing rain chances (30-50 POPs) to Florida on Monday and Tuesday. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions will prevail for the next 24 hours with some scattered to occasional broken ceilings between 5000 and 7000 feet this afternoon and early evening. South to southwest at around 10 knots will diminish this evening and back to southeast overnight and then increase out of the south again Thursday morning. && .MARINE... Southeast to south flow will persist into early next week with a shift to southwest near the coast each afternoon. Winds will generally remain around 15 knots or less with seas 3 feet or less. Winds could reach exercise caution criteria late tonight and early Thursday morning across the northern waters for a short period and then across the offshore waters Saturday night and Sunday night. && .FIRE WEATHER... Relative humidity values are expected to dip into the middle and upper 30s each afternoon through the weekend, but critical durations are not expected and sustained winds should remain less than 15 mph. Therefore, no red flag conditions are anticipated. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... TPA 73 88 73 90 / 0 0 0 10 FMY 69 91 72 92 / 0 0 0 10 GIF 67 93 71 95 / 0 0 0 20 SRQ 70 86 71 86 / 0 0 0 10 BKV 63 91 66 93 / 0 0 0 20 SPG 73 85 75 89 / 0 0 0 10 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...None. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...69/Close MID TERM/LONG TERM/DECISION SUPPORT...74/Wynn
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 440 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2017 FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165- 239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870- 873-876-262045- Sumter-Pinellas-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Coastal Levy- Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco- Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-Inland Levy-Inland Citrus- Inland Hernando-Inland Pasco-Inland Hillsborough-Inland Manatee- Inland Sarasota-Inland Charlotte-Inland Lee-Tampa Bay waters- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 440 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for West Central And Southwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... Long term dry conditions combined with afternoon relative humidity values dropping to near critical values will create an elevated fire danger today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... Low level moisture will increase Thursday and Friday however high temperatures will climb into the upper 80s to mid 90s Thursday and Friday afternoons. This will continue the elevated fire danger across west central and southwest Florida through late in the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. Oglesby
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A mobile home fire sparked a larger brush fire, that eventually burned up around 10 acres. The brush fire destroyed a barn and recreational vehicle.
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