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FNUS52 KTBW 161737
FWFTBW
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DISCUSSION
INCREASE IN MOISTURE TODAY WILL LEAD TO SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND STORMS. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW. A COOLER DRIER
AIR MASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BEHIND IT. HOWEVER, RH VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. BREEZY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
FOG POTENTIAL...NO SIGNIFICANT FOG IS EXPECTED.
FLZ139-170815-
COASTAL LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDAR KEY AND YANKEETOWN
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-3) 76 (-11) 54 72
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (-2) 44 (-22) 79 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G25 NE 13 G30 NE 15 G28
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 4 G23 N 13 G26 NE 13 G29 NE 15 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 11 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 3100 400 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 N 17 NE 18 NE 19
DISPERSION INDEX 19 49 29 56
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 1 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FLZ239-170815-
INLAND LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIEFLAND, BRONSON, AND WILLISTON
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-2) 75 (-14) 54 71
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (-3) 46 (-13) 77 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 13 G26 NE 13 G29 NE 15 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 4 G24 N 13 G26 NE 13 G29 NE 16 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 11 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 3400 400 4000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 N 17 NE 16 NE 18
DISPERSION INDEX 16 47 23 52
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 1 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FLZ142-170815-
COASTAL CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRYSTAL RIVER AND HOMOSASSA
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-1) 76 (-10) 56 73
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (-3) 53 (-17) 82 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 11 G21 NE 15 G29 NE 17 G28
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 13 G24 NE 14 G29 NE 18 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2700 800 4300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 N 16 NE 20 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 17 45 32 60
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ242-170815-
INLAND CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF INVERNESS
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-1) 77 (-12) 57 73
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-2) 53 (-8) 79 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 10 G21 NE 13 G29 NE 16 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G23 NE 13 G28 NE 16 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.06 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2500 400 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 N 15 NE 17 NE 19
DISPERSION INDEX 11 43 19 58
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ148-170815-
COASTAL HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERNANDO BEACH AND BAYPORT
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-1) 78 (-9) 58 74
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-2) 58 (-11) 84 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 10 G20 NE 14 G27 NE 16 G27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G23 NE 14 G28 NE 17 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.18 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2500 800 4300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 N 15 NE 20 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 10 40 31 60
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ248-170815-
INLAND HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROOKSVILLE AND SPRING HILL
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (0) 78 (-12) 58 75
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (0) 58 (-2) 82 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 9 G20 NE 14 G27 NE 17 G30
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G22 NE 14 G27 NE 18 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.28 0.07 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2400 400 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 N 13 NE 17 NE 19
DISPERSION INDEX 5 38 18 60
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ043-170815-
SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILDWOOD, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, BUSHNELL,
AND THE VILLAGES
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (0) 78 (-13) 58 74
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 55 (-4) 79 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 8 G21 NE 14 G28 NE 16 G30
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 11 G25 N 14 G26 NE 17 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.07 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2500 400 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 N 13 NE 17 NE 18
DISPERSION INDEX 6 39 17 58
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ149-170815-
COASTAL PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT RICHEY AND HUDSON
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (0) 79 (-8) 59 75
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (-1) 63 (-7) 84 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 11 G23 NE 16 G29 NE 17 G27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 14 G25 NE 16 G28 NE 19 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.13 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2700 700 4700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 N 15 NE 20 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 8 35 30 60
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 10
MIN VSBY LATE 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ249-170815-
INLAND PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DADE CITY AND ZEPHYRHILLS
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (0) 79 (-11) 59 76
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 62 (+1) 82 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 8 G19 NE 15 G27 NE 17 G30
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G24 NE 14 G26 NE 18 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2400 400 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 N 12 NE 17 NE 19
DISPERSION INDEX 4 32 18 59
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ050-170815-
PINELLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, AND LARGO
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-2) 80 (-7) 61 78
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+2) 64 (-7) 90 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 10 G22 NE 17 G28 NE 17 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 15 G24 NE 16 G27 NE 19 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.18 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 3
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2500 600 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 N 14 NE 21 NE 21
DISPERSION INDEX 5 34 37 64
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 10
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ151-170815-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAMPA, APOLLO BEACH, AND WESTCHASE
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-1) 80 (-9) 61 77
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+3) 62 (-3) 87 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 7 G18 NE 16 G27 NE 16 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G23 NE 15 G26 NE 18 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.15 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2500 600 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 N 12 NE 18 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 4 31 29 60
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 10
MIN VSBY LATE 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ251-170815-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRANDON, PLANT CITY, AND SUN CITY CENTER
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (0) 80 (-10) 61 77
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-2) 65 (+2) 86 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 G17 NE 15 G28 NE 17 G28
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G24 NE 15 G26 NE 19 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.12 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2200 400 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 N 11 NE 17 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 4 30 21 63
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ052-170815-
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKELAND AND WINTER HAVEN
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (0) 82 (-9) 62 79
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 68 (+8) 88 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 G17 NE 16 G28 NE 18 G30
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 13 G27 N 15 G25 NE 21 G35
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.12 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 4
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 2300 400 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 N 11 NE 17 NE 21
DISPERSION INDEX 4 26 20 65
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 6 FOG 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 7
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ155-170815-
COASTAL MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRADENTON AND ANNA MARIA ISLAND
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (0) 82 (-6) 63 79
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 69 (-2) 88 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 3 N 8 G20 NE 18 G31 NE 19 G30
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 15 G24 NE 18 G30 NE 21 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.16 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 4
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2500 800 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 N 13 NE 22 NE 22
DISPERSION INDEX 6 33 38 67
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 10
MIN VSBY LATE 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ255-170815-
INLAND MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARRISH, LAKEWOOD RANCH, AND MYAKKA CITY
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 70 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (0) 81 (-10) 63 79
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-1) 73 (+10) 87 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 NE 17 G29 NE 19 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G23 NE 17 G27 NE 21 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 5
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2400 400 4700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 4 N 10 NE 18 NE 21
DISPERSION INDEX 4 25 19 68
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 8
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ160-170815-
COASTAL SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VENICE, SARASOTA, AND ENGLEWOOD
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (0) 82 (-6) 63 79
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (-3) 72 (+2) 88 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 3 N 6 G17 NE 17 G29 NE 19 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 13 G23 NE 17 G29 NE 21 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.25 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING 8 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2300 600 4700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 N 11 NE 20 NE 21
DISPERSION INDEX 4 25 31 65
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 6 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ260-170815-
INLAND SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NORTH PORT
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 70 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 50 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (0) 82 (-8) 64 79
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 75 (+12) 89 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 4 NE 16 G27 NE 18 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 11 G21 NE 16 G26 NE 21 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.20 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2400 400 4700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 4 N 9 NE 17 NE 21
DISPERSION INDEX 3 23 19 68
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 9
MIN VSBY LATE 10 6 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ056-170815-
HARDEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUCHULA, BOWLING GREEN, AND ZOLFO SPRINGS
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-1) 82 (-9) 64 79
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (0) 76 (+14) 88 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 4 NE 17 G28 NE 20 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 13 G24 NE 17 G27 NE 23 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 5
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 2200 400 4700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 4 N 10 NE 18 NE 22
DISPERSION INDEX 3 25 20 74
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 6 FOG 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 6 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ061-170815-
DESOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ARCADIA
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-1) 83 (-8) 65 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 75 (+14) 93 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3 NE 16 G27 NE 18 G28
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 10 G21 NE 16 G25 NE 21 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.24 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2400 400 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 4 N 9 NE 18 NE 21
DISPERSION INDEX 3 21 21 70
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 FOG 6 FOG 9
MIN VSBY LATE 10 5 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ057-170815-
HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEBRING, AVON PARK, AND PLACID LAKES
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-1) 83 (-8) 65 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 72 (+11) 94 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 3 N 14 G27 NE 16 G30
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 9 G26 N 14 G25 NE 19 G36
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.22 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 6 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 300 2500 400 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 4 N 8 NE 17 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 3 19 22 61
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 9 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 10 4 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 3 FOG 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 10 5 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ162-170815-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT CHARLOTTE AND PUNTA GORDA
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-2) 82 (-7) 65 79
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 76 (+9) 91 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 3 N 4 NE 16 G27 NE 18 G27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 10 G21 NE 17 G27 NE 21 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.44 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 6 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2500 400 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 4 N 9 NE 19 NE 21
DISPERSION INDEX 4 21 26 63
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 8
MIN VSBY LATE 10 5 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ262-170815-
INLAND CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BABCOCK RANCH
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-1) 83 (-8) 65 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 77 (+17) 95 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3 NE 15 G24 NE 17 G25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 9 G19 NE 15 G23 NE 20 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.30 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2600 400 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 4 N 7 NE 17 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 3 18 20 63
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 3 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 6 FOG 8
MIN VSBY LATE 10 5 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ165-170815-
COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAPE CORAL, CAPTIVA, AND SANIBEL
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40 50 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (-1) 83 (-6) 67 81
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 74 (+5) 93 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 3 N 4 NE 17 G27 NE 19 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 10 G21 NE 18 G27 NE 21 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.36 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2600 1200 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 4 N 8 NE 20 NE 22
DISPERSION INDEX 3 19 33 66
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 7
MIN VSBY LATE 10 5 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ265-170815-
INLAND LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT MYERS AND LEHIGH ACRES
137 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-1) 83 (-8) 67 80
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+1) 75 (+13) 94 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 14 G23 NE 17 G27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 8 G16 NE 14 G22 NE 19 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.30 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 2700 500 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 4 N 6 NE 16 NE 19
DISPERSION INDEX 2 15 25 61
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 8 5 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 6 FOG 7
MIN VSBY LATE 10 5 FOG
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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