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NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST

Date: WEDNESDAY 28TH  MAY 2008

Valid time: 24 HRS  Time Issued:11:00 AM


Headlines:-

NO FIRES OBSERVED OVER BELIZE ON THE 10:45 AM SATELLITE IMAGERY .


Synopsis:-

MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING

Short Range Forecast

Corozal / Orange Walk / Belize

Cayo / Stann Creek / Toledo

Sky

SUNNY WITH CLOUDY SPELLS

CLOUDY PERIODS

Maximum Temperature (°F)

88-97

78-98

R.H. % (mid-afternoon)

60-80

65-80

Wind (knots)

10-20

10-20

Lightning Risk (LR)

LOW

MOD

Prob of Precipitation (POP)

LOW

LOW/MOD

Fuel Condition

DRY

DRY

Fire Risk

MOD

MOD


Key Station Forecast (mid afternoon)

Stations

Sky

Temp (°F)

RH (%)

Wind (Kt)

LR

POP

La Milpa

CLOUDY SPELLS

98

60

5-10

LOW/MOD

LOW/MOD

Baldy Beacon

CLOUDY PERIODS

79

85

5-10

LOW/MOD

MOD

Douglas D'Silva

CLOUDY SPELLS

86

70

5-10

LOW/MOD

LOW/MOD

Savannah

SUNNY WITH CLOUDY PERIODS

88

85-90

10-20

MOD

MOD

Extended Forecast:-

WEDNESDAY:- OUTBREAKS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST AREAS  REDUCING THE  RISK OF FIRE.

Forecaster:-

CUMBERBATCH

Def. of Some Terms...POP Probability of Precipitation; LR Lightening Risk; RH Relative Humidity.

February 15, 2008 marked the official opening of the 2008 Fire Season. To date, the dry season has not been extremely hot, however, most localities have been experiencing deficit in accumulated rainfall.

Fax no. Forestry: 822-1523; Hill Bank 309-0909

Please note...the Fire forecast is updated daily before 9:00 am on the National Meteorological Service's web site (http://www.hydromet.gov.bz) during the Fire Season.

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