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NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST

Date:  WEDNESDAY 17TH MARCH 2010

Valid time: 24 HRS  Time Issued: 8:45 AM


Headlines:-

NO FIRE DETECTED ON 7:45AM SATELLITE IMAGE.


Synopsis:-

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURES DOMINATE TODAY.

Short Range Forecast

Corozal / Orange Walk / Belize

Cayo / Stann Creek / Toledo

Sky

PARTLY CLOUDY

VARIABLY CLOUDY

Maximum Temperature (°F)

80-82

79-80

R.H. % (mid-afternoon)

80-90

80-90

Wind (knots)

N 5-15

N 5-15

Lightning Risk (LR)

VERY LOW

VERY LOW

Prob of Precipitation (POP)

VERY LOW

VERY LOW

Fuel Condition

SOMEWHAT MOIST

SOMEWHAT MOIST

Fire Risk

LOW

LOW


Key Station Forecast (mid afternoon)

Stations

Sky

Temp (°F)

RH (%)

Wind (Kt)

LR

POP

La Milpa

PARTLY CLOUDY

79

85

5-15

VERY LOW VERY LOW

Baldy Beacon

MOSTLY SUNNY

70

90

5-15

VERY LOW VERY LOW

Douglas D'Silva

PARTLY CLOUDY

75

85

15-15

VERY LOW VERY LOW

Savannah

VARIABLY CLOUDY

81

90

10-15

VERY LOW VERY LOW

Extended Forecast:-

FRIDAY: DRIER FUEL CONDITION. VERY LOW POP.

Forecaster:-

GONGUEZ

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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