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FNUS52 KTBW 171832
FWFTBW
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE RETREATS EASTWARD INTO LATE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES CENTRAL FLORIDA. EAST WINDS SHIFT SOUTH THURSDAY
HELPING TO BUILD MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT, AND RAIN CHANCES
INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. DRIER AIR RETURNS
BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS ACROSS
THE REGION.
FOG POTENTIAL...PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, PRIMARILY
FROM CITRUS AND SUMTER COUNTIES NORTHWARD.
FLZ139-180945-
COASTAL LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDAR KEY AND YANKEETOWN
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+7) 77 (+3) 60 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 63 (+5) 100 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 3 SE 4 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 3 S 6 SW 5 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.09 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 6
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2900 400 3200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 S 10 SW 11 NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX 7 28 9 46
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 6 8 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 8 6 FOG 6
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FLZ239-180945-
INLAND LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIEFLAND, BRONSON, AND WILLISTON
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+8) 77 (+3) 62 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 63 (+5) 100 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 4 SE 5 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 3 S 6 SW 5 G15 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 3500 400 3300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 S 10 SW 10 NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX 6 32 9 65
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 9 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 6 8 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 8 5 FOG 8
MIN VSBY LATE 2 FOG 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FLZ142-180945-
COASTAL CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRYSTAL RIVER AND HOMOSASSA
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+5) 78 (+4) 62 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 62 (+3) 100 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 4 SE 5 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 3 S 6 SW 5 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 6
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 3200 400 2100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 11 SE 11 SW 11 NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX 9 29 12 32
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 8 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 6 8 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 8 6 FOG 6
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ242-180945-
INLAND CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF INVERNESS
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+7) 81 (+5) 63 76
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 58 (+2) 100 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 4 SE 5 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 3 S 6 SW 5 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 3600 400 3400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 S 12 SW 11 W 14
DISPERSION INDEX 7 40 10 59
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 8 5
MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 8 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 8 6 FOG 7
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ148-180945-
COASTAL HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERNANDO BEACH AND BAYPORT
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+5) 80 (+4) 62 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 61 (+4) 100 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 4 SE 5 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 4 S 6 SW 4 NW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 6
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2900 400 1900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 SE 12 SW 11 NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX 10 38 12 32
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 8 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 5 8 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 8 9 6
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ248-180945-
INLAND HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROOKSVILLE AND SPRING HILL
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+6) 81 (+4) 63 78
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 54 (0) 100 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 SE 6 G15 S 4 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 4 S 7 G15 SW 5 NW 8 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 3700 300 3500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 SE 12 SW 10 W 14
DISPERSION INDEX 8 60 10 60
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 8 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 8 7 8
MIN VSBY LATE 7 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ043-180945-
SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILDWOOD, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, BUSHNELL,
AND THE VILLAGES
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED FRIDAY
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+6) 81 (+5) 64 78
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 57 (-1) 100 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 4 SE 5 G15 S 3 W 6 G15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 3 S 6 G15 SW 5 NW 7 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 3900 400 3600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 S 12 S 10 W 14
DISPERSION INDEX 7 66 9 83
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 8 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 8 6 FOG 8
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ149-180945-
COASTAL PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT RICHEY AND HUDSON
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+4) 79 (+4) 64 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 63 (+3) 100 80
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 4 SE 6 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 4 S 7 SW 4 NW 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 3100 400 2200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 SE 12 SW 11 NW 13
DISPERSION INDEX 10 46 12 36
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 6 5 8 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ249-180945-
INLAND PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DADE CITY AND ZEPHYRHILLS
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+4) 81 (+4) 65 79
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 57 (+2) 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 SE 6 G16 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 4 S 7 G15 SW 5 NW 8 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 4000 300 3500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 SE 13 SW 10 W 13
DISPERSION INDEX 8 63 9 70
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 8 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ050-180945-
PINELLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, AND LARGO
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+4) 79 (+3) 65 76
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (0) 61 (0) 100 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 SE 7 S 5 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 6 S 8 SW 5 NW 9 G16
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 2900 400 2300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 SE 13 SW 11 NW 12
DISPERSION INDEX 11 26 12 35
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 7 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 7
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ151-180945-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAMPA, APOLLO BEACH, AND WESTCHASE
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+3) 81 (+4) 66 78
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 57 (0) 100 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 SE 7 S 5 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 S 8 SW 5 NW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 5 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 3600 400 3000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 SE 12 SW 10 NW 12
DISPERSION INDEX 10 48 9 54
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 8 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 7
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ251-180945-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRANDON, PLANT CITY, AND SUN CITY CENTER
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+4) 83 (+5) 66 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 57 (0) 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 SE 7 G15 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 S 8 G15 SW 5 NW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 5 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 200 4400 300 3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 11 SE 13 S 10 W 13
DISPERSION INDEX 8 57 8 69
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 8 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 8 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 7
MIN VSBY LATE 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ052-180945-
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKELAND AND WINTER HAVEN
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+4) 84 (+6) 65 81
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 52 (-5) 100 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 SE 7 G16 S 4 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 4 SE 8 G16 SW 5 NW 8 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4500 300 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 SE 13 S 10 W 12
DISPERSION INDEX 8 60 9 74
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 8 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 7 8
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ155-180945-
COASTAL MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRADENTON AND ANNA MARIA ISLAND
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+4) 83 (+5) 67 79
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 60 (+1) 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 7 G15 SE 9 G16 S 6 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 8 G16 S 9 G15 SW 6 NW 10 G16
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 5 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 3500 400 3000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 SE 14 SW 12 NW 12
DISPERSION INDEX 11 43 12 40
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 8 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 7
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ255-180945-
INLAND MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARRISH, LAKEWOOD RANCH, AND MYAKKA CITY
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 10 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+5) 84 (+5) 66 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 57 (+1) 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 SE 8 G15 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 S 9 G15 SW 5 NW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 5 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4400 400 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 11 SE 13 S 9 W 11
DISPERSION INDEX 8 54 7 56
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 8 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ160-180945-
COASTAL SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VENICE, SARASOTA, AND ENGLEWOOD
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+4) 81 (+3) 67 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 62 (+3) 100 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 G15 SE 8 G16 S 5 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 6 G16 S 9 G16 SW 4 NW 9 G16
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 3700 400 3000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 SE 14 S 11 NW 11
DISPERSION INDEX 10 45 10 43
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 8 6
MAX LVORI LATE 6 5 8 5
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ260-180945-
INLAND SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NORTH PORT
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+5) 83 (+4) 67 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 58 (+3) 100 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 SE 8 G15 S 4 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 S 9 G16 SW 3 NW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4200 400 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 11 SE 13 S 9 W 11
DISPERSION INDEX 8 54 8 53
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 9 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ056-180945-
HARDEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUCHULA, BOWLING GREEN, AND ZOLFO SPRINGS
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+4) 84 (+5) 66 83
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 54 (0) 100 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 SE 8 G16 S 4 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 SE 9 G16 SW 4 NW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4700 400 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 SE 13 S 9 W 11
DISPERSION INDEX 9 59 8 66
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 8 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ061-180945-
DESOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ARCADIA
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+5) 84 (+4) 67 84
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 54 (0) 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 SE 7 G15 S 4 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 SE 8 G15 SW 4 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4600 400 4300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 SE 13 S 9 W 11
DISPERSION INDEX 8 59 7 72
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 9 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ057-180945-
HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEBRING, AVON PARK, AND PLACID LAKES
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED FRIDAY
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+3) 83 (+4) 65 83
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 49 (-5) 100 52
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 E 6 G17 S 3 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 4 SE 8 G17 SW 3 NW 6 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4600 300 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 SE 13 S 10 W 11
DISPERSION INDEX 8 63 7 78
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ162-180945-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT CHARLOTTE AND PUNTA GORDA
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+4) 83 (+5) 66 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 55 (-2) 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 SE 8 S 4 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 6 S 9 G15 SW 4 NW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4400 400 4000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 SE 13 S 9 W 11
DISPERSION INDEX 10 54 8 56
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 8 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ262-180945-
INLAND CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BABCOCK RANCH
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+5) 84 (+5) 67 83
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 56 (+1) 100 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 E 7 S 3 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 SE 8 S 3 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 4600 400 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 SE 13 S 8 W 11
DISPERSION INDEX 9 59 7 73
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 9 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ165-180945-
COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAPE CORAL, CAPTIVA, AND SANIBEL
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+2) 83 (+4) 67 81
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+6) 60 (-1) 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 E 9 S 4 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 7 S 9 S 4 NW 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4200 400 3800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 SE 13 S 9 W 10
DISPERSION INDEX 10 44 8 40
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 8 5
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ265-180945-
INLAND LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT MYERS AND LEHIGH ACRES
132 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+4) 84 (+5) 67 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 56 (-2) 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 E 7 S 3 W 4
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 SE 8 S 3 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 4700 400 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 11 SE 13 S 8 W 10
DISPERSION INDEX 9 58 7 67
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 9 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 8
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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