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FNUS52 KTBW 080708
FWFTBW
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
DISCUSSION
NO HUMIDITY CONCERNS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A MOIST AIRMASS BRINGS
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS TO THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY. BREEZY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE HIGH
DISPERSION INDICES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.
FOG POTENTIAL...NO WIDESPREAD FOG IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
FLZ139-082015-
COASTAL LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDAR KEY AND YANKEETOWN
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+7) 58 (-2) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-13) 97 (+7) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G29 NE 13 G31 NE 12 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G32 NE 10 G23 NE 14 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.03 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 500 5400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 27 NE 23 NE 22
DISPERSION INDEX 95 30 90
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ239-082015-
INLAND LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIEFLAND, BRONSON, AND WILLISTON
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+7) 58 (-1) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-11) 98 (+6) 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G31 NE 13 G30 NE 13 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G31 NE 10 G23 NE 15 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.05 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 500 5400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 21 NE 21
DISPERSION INDEX 79 27 90
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 7 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ142-082015-
COASTAL CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRYSTAL RIVER AND HOMOSASSA
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+6) 59 (-2) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (-8) 97 (+5) 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 17 G29 NE 16 G30 NE 14 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 20 G32 NE 11 G21 NE 16 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.02 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 700 5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 27 NE 24 NE 24
DISPERSION INDEX 89 28 96
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ242-082015-
INLAND CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF INVERNESS
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+6) 59 (-1) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-19) 100 (+5) 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G29 NE 14 G29 NE 14 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G32 NE 10 G21 NE 15 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.05 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 500 5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 21 NE 23
DISPERSION INDEX 86 24 95
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 7 9
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ148-082015-
COASTAL HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERNANDO BEACH AND BAYPORT
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+6) 61 (0) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-11) 96 (+5) 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G28 NE 15 G31 NE 14 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 19 G32 NE 11 G20 NE 16 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.04 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3800 700 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 27 NE 26 E 24
DISPERSION INDEX 91 33 99
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ248-082015-
INLAND HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROOKSVILLE AND SPRING HILL
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+5) 61 (0) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-19) 99 (+6) 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G31 NE 15 G28 NE 14 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G33 NE 11 G18 NE 15 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.22 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 600 5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 23 NE 24
DISPERSION INDEX 86 34 97
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 7 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ043-082015-
SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILDWOOD, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, BUSHNELL,
AND THE VILLAGES
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+6) 61 (-1) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (-12) 99 (+6) 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G30 NE 13 G29 NE 13 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 G33 NE 10 G20 NE 14 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.24 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 4 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 400 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 25 NE 22 NE 22
DISPERSION INDEX 78 29 92
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 8 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 7 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ149-082015-
COASTAL PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT RICHEY AND HUDSON
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+6) 62 (-1) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (-13) 94 (+4) 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G27 NE 15 G30 NE 14 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 19 G31 NE 11 G21 NE 16 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.05 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 600 5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 27 NE 25 E 25
DISPERSION INDEX 98 29 104
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ249-082015-
INLAND PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DADE CITY AND ZEPHYRHILLS
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+5) 62 (0) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-14) 99 (+7) 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G30 NE 14 G27 NE 14 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G33 NE 11 G18 NE 15 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.17 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 600 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 23 NE 24
DISPERSION INDEX 88 34 98
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 7 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ050-082015-
PINELLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, AND LARGO
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+5) 64 (-1) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-17) 97 (+8) 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 17 G28 NE 17 G32 NE 15 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 19 G32 NE 13 G25 NE 17 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.03 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 700 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 27 E 26
DISPERSION INDEX 91 37 106
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 9 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ151-082015-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAMPA, APOLLO BEACH, AND WESTCHASE
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+5) 64 (-1) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-24) 97 (+7) 52
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G26 NE 15 G29 NE 14 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G29 NE 12 G21 NE 15 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.03 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 600 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 25 NE 25
DISPERSION INDEX 97 31 103
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 9 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ251-082015-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRANDON, PLANT CITY, AND SUN CITY CENTER
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+3) 63 (0) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-17) 99 (+6) 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G27 NE 14 G27 NE 14 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G29 NE 11 G20 NE 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.03 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 600 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 23 NE 25
DISPERSION INDEX 85 31 103
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 7 10 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ052-082015-
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKELAND AND WINTER HAVEN
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 30 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+3) 63 (0) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-23) 100 (+4) 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 17 G29 NE 14 G27 NE 15 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G30 NE 11 G20 NE 15 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.09 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 4 2 6
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 600 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 22 NE 24
DISPERSION INDEX 78 24 98
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 FOG 7 6 FOG
MIN VSBY LATE 4 FOG 9 4 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ155-082015-
COASTAL MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRADENTON AND ANNA MARIA ISLAND
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+3) 64 (-1) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-16) 96 (+6) 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 18 G29 NE 18 G33 NE 16 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 20 G32 NE 14 G26 NE 18 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.02 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 600 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 25 NE 27 NE 26
DISPERSION INDEX 83 41 106
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 8 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 9 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ255-082015-
INLAND MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARRISH, LAKEWOOD RANCH, AND MYAKKA CITY
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED THURSDAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+2) 64 (0) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (-16) 100 (+6) 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G28 NE 14 G28 NE 14 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G29 NE 11 G22 NE 15 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.02 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 500 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 23 NE 25
DISPERSION INDEX 72 29 101
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 10 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ160-082015-
COASTAL SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VENICE, SARASOTA, AND ENGLEWOOD
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+2) 65 (0) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-12) 97 (+7) 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G27 NE 15 G31 NE 14 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G30 NE 12 G25 NE 16 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.03 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 500 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 24 NE 25
DISPERSION INDEX 79 31 100
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 8 9
MIN VSBY LATE 8 9 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ260-082015-
INLAND SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NORTH PORT
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+1) 65 (+1) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-11) 100 (+8) 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G27 NE 14 G28 NE 13 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G28 NE 10 G21 NE 15 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.03 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 500 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 22 NE 25
DISPERSION INDEX 82 26 99
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 7 10 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ056-082015-
HARDEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUCHULA, BOWLING GREEN, AND ZOLFO SPRINGS
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED THURSDAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+1) 64 (0) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-10) 100 (+4) 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G29 NE 14 G28 NE 14 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G29 NE 11 G21 NE 16 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.03 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 6
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 600 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 21 NE 24
DISPERSION INDEX 71 24 97
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 10 5 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ061-082015-
DESOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ARCADIA
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED THURSDAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (0) 64 (0) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-8) 100 (+4) 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 13 G27 NE 12 G26 NE 12 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 G28 NE 10 G19 NE 14 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.03 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3400 500 4300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 21 NE 24
DISPERSION INDEX 70 27 97
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 10 6 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ057-082015-
HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEBRING, AVON PARK, AND PLACID LAKES
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED THURSDAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 40 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (0) 63 (-1) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (-18) 100 (+2) 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G28 NE 11 G25 NE 12 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 G29 NE 9 G19 NE 14 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.13 0.12
PRECIP DURATION 5 2 6
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 400 4200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 19 NE 22
DISPERSION INDEX 66 22 91
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 FOG 7 6 FOG
MIN VSBY LATE 4 FOG 10 4 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ162-082015-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT CHARLOTTE AND PUNTA GORDA
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED THURSDAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+2) 64 (-1) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-19) 99 (+8) 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G24 NE 15 G26 NE 14 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 G27 NE 12 G21 NE 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.03 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 500 4700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 23 NE 25
DISPERSION INDEX 72 24 98
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 8 9
MIN VSBY LATE 8 9 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ262-082015-
INLAND CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BABCOCK RANCH
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED THURSDAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+1) 64 (0) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-12) 100 (+4) 73
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 12 G23 NE 11 G22 NE 12 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 G24 NE 9 G18 NE 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.06 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 500 4200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 21 NE 20 NE 23
DISPERSION INDEX 71 22 89
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 10 6 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ165-082015-
COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAPE CORAL, CAPTIVA, AND SANIBEL
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED THURSDAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+4) 66 (-1) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-18) 99 (+7) 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G22 NE 15 G25 NE 14 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 G25 NE 12 G20 NE 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.05 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 500 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 23 NE 24
DISPERSION INDEX 65 26 90
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 8 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 9 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ265-082015-
INLAND LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT MYERS AND LEHIGH ACRES
308 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED THURSDAY
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 20 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+2) 65 (-1) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-25) 100 (+5) 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 12 G21 NE 11 G21 NE 12 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 G24 NE 9 G15 NE 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.07 0.11
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 500 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 20 NE 23
DISPERSION INDEX 73 20 94
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 10 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
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