Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Forecast for Sarasota
Updated: 8:35 PM EST on February 9, 2010
Tonight
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower until midnight then becoming partly cloudy inland. Lows around 50 along the coast and in the mid 40s inland. Winds becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph along the coast and 10 to 15 mph inland. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy early in the morning near the coast... otherwise mostly sunny...breezy and cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 15 to 25 mph.
Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s near the coast and in the mid 30s inland. Near the coast... northwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming north around 10 mph overnight. Inland...northwest winds around 10 mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph overnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 60. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Night...partly cloudy until midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s near the coast and in the upper 30s inland. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s near the coast and in the lower 40s inland. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s near the coast and in the upper 30s inland.
Sunday and Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the lower 50s near the coast and in the mid 40s inland.
Presidents Day and Monday Night
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the lower 50s near the coast and in the lower 40s inland. Chance of rain 20 percent.
... Red flag warning in effect from noon to 6 PM EST Wednesday... ... Fire Weather Watch in effect Thursday afternoon...
The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay area - Ruskin FL has issued a red flag warning... which is in effect from noon to 6 PM EST Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect Thursday afternoon. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
Relative humidities will fall below 35 percent for several hours... bottoming out to around 25 percent over the interior and between 30 and 35 percent near the coast Wednesday afternoon. North to northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph will create conditions favorable for the rapid spreading of wild fires.
Dry conditions will remain in place for Thursday afternoon with several hours of humidities below 35 percent possible. Minimum relative humidities are again expected around 25 percent inland... with 30 to 35 percent along the coast.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning is issued when very favorable conditions for the spread of wildfire are occurring now... or will occur within 24 hours.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field.
