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NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
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Date: WEDNESDAY 17TH MARCH 2010
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Valid time: 24 HRS Time Issued: 8:45 AM
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Headlines:-
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NO FIRE DETECTED ON 7:45AM SATELLITE IMAGE.
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Synopsis:-
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SURFACE HIGH PRESSURES DOMINATE TODAY. |
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Short Range
Forecast
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Corozal / Orange
Walk / Belize
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Cayo / Stann
Creek / Toledo
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Sky
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PARTLY CLOUDY
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VARIABLY CLOUDY
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Maximum Temperature (°F)
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80-82
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79-80
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R.H. % (mid-afternoon)
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80-90
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80-90
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Wind (knots)
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N 5-15
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N 5-15
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Lightning Risk (LR)
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VERY LOW
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VERY LOW
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Prob of Precipitation
(POP)
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VERY LOW
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VERY LOW
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Fuel Condition
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SOMEWHAT MOIST
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SOMEWHAT MOIST
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Fire Risk
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LOW
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LOW
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Key Station Forecast (mid afternoon)
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Stations
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Sky
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Temp (°F)
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RH (%)
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Wind (Kt)
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LR
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POP
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La Milpa
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PARTLY CLOUDY
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79
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85
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5-15
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VERY
LOW |
VERY LOW |
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Baldy Beacon
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MOSTLY SUNNY
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70
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90
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5-15
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VERY
LOW |
VERY LOW |
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Douglas D'Silva
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PARTLY CLOUDY
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75
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85
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15-15
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VERY
LOW |
VERY LOW |
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Savannah
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VARIABLY CLOUDY
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81
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90 |
10-15
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VERY
LOW |
VERY LOW |
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Extended Forecast:-
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FRIDAY: DRIER FUEL CONDITION. VERY LOW POP.
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Def. of Some Terms...POP Probability of Precipitation; LR Lightening Risk;
RH Relative Humidity.
February 16, 2010 marked the official opening of the 2010 Fire
Season.
Fax no. Forestry: 822-1523; Hill Bank 309-0909
Please note...the Fire forecast is updated daily on the
National Meteorological Service's web site (http://www.hydromet.gov.bz) during the Fire Season.
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