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FNUS52 KTBW 090637
FWFTBW
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
DISCUSSION
THE STALLED BOUNDARY THAT HAS BEEN GIVING US CLOUDY AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL START TO DISSIPATE SLOWLY TODAY AND
TONIGHT AFTER ANOTHER DAY OF SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE GUSTY
WINDS WILL CREATE HIGH DISPERSIONS TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY WITH DECREASING
CLOUDINESS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.
FOG POTENTIAL...NO WIDESPREAD FOG IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.
FLZ139-092015-
COASTAL LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDAR KEY AND YANKEETOWN
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+6) 56 (-4) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-20) 100 (+9) 40
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 13 G26 NE 9 G25 NE 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 G26 NE 6 G17 NE 10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5100 500 6800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 17 E 17
DISPERSION INDEX 102 16 114
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 10 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FLZ239-092015-
INLAND LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIEFLAND, BRONSON, AND WILLISTON
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+5) 56 (-4) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-20) 100 (+8) 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 13 G27 NE 9 G24 NE 9 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 G27 NE 5 G17 NE 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5100 400 6800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 15 E 17
DISPERSION INDEX 101 19 92
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 9
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FLZ142-092015-
COASTAL CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRYSTAL RIVER AND HOMOSASSA
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+6) 57 (-5) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-13) 100 (+9) 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G25 NE 11 G25 NE 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G25 NE 6 G15 NE 12 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 500 6600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 18 E 17
DISPERSION INDEX 101 22 85
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 10 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ242-092015-
INLAND CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF INVERNESS
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+4) 56 (-5) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-23) 100 (+7) 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G27 NE 9 G24 NE 10 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 G28 NE 5 NE 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 400 6500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 25 NE 15 E 16
DISPERSION INDEX 100 18 84
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 10 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ148-092015-
COASTAL HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERNANDO BEACH AND BAYPORT
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+5) 58 (-5) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-13) 96 (+5) 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G27 NE 11 G25 NE 10 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 G27 NE 6 NE 12 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 500 5900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 26 NE 18 E 17
DISPERSION INDEX 99 25 77
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ248-092015-
INLAND HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROOKSVILLE AND SPRING HILL
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+4) 57 (-5) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-22) 98 (+5) 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G28 NE 11 G23 NE 10 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G29 NE 6 NE 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 400 6100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 25 NE 15 E 16
DISPERSION INDEX 99 24 74
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 9 8 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ043-092015-
SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILDWOOD, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, BUSHNELL,
AND THE VILLAGES
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+3) 57 (-6) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-16) 100 (+6) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G28 NE 8 G22 NE 9 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 G29 NE 5 NE 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 400 6400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 25 NE 14 E 16
DISPERSION INDEX 98 14 82
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 9 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ149-092015-
COASTAL PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT RICHEY AND HUDSON
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+6) 60 (-4) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-12) 93 (+3) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G25 NE 12 G24 NE 10 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G26 NE 8 G16 NE 12 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 500 5900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 25 NE 19 E 16
DISPERSION INDEX 99 23 74
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ249-092015-
INLAND PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DADE CITY AND ZEPHYRHILLS
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+4) 59 (-5) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-16) 98 (+4) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G27 NE 10 G22 NE 11 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 G29 NE 6 NE 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 400 5900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 16 E 16
DISPERSION INDEX 98 24 70
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 8 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ050-092015-
PINELLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, AND LARGO
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+6) 63 (-3) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-15) 92 (+2) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G25 NE 14 G27 NE 12 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G27 NE 11 G20 NE 12 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 500 5800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 25 NE 22 E 17
DISPERSION INDEX 95 36 67
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ151-092015-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAMPA, APOLLO BEACH, AND WESTCHASE
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+5) 61 (-5) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-15) 97 (+5) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G24 NE 13 G25 NE 11 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 G26 NE 9 G18 NE 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 500 5900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 20 E 17
DISPERSION INDEX 96 30 75
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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 AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ251-092015-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRANDON, PLANT CITY, AND SUN CITY CENTER
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+4) 60 (-4) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-16) 100 (+4) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G26 NE 11 G24 NE 11 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 G26 NE 8 G16 NE 13 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 500 6000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 17 E 17
DISPERSION INDEX 95 22 72
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 7 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. 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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ052-092015-
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKELAND AND WINTER HAVEN
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+2) 60 (-4) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-18) 100 (+2) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G28 NE 11 G23 NE 12 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 G28 NE 8 G16 NE 13 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 400 5800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 16 E 17
DISPERSION INDEX 85 18 74
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 8 10
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. 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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ155-092015-
COASTAL MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRADENTON AND ANNA MARIA ISLAND
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (+4) 62 (-4) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-16) 96 (+3) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 18 G28 NE 16 G29 NE 14 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 19 G29 NE 12 G22 NE 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 600 5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 23 E 19
DISPERSION INDEX 91 33 74
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ255-092015-
INLAND MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARRISH, LAKEWOOD RANCH, AND MYAKKA CITY
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+2) 61 (-4) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (-14) 100 (+3) 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G27 NE 13 G26 NE 12 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G27 NE 9 G19 NE 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 500 5500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 19 E 18
DISPERSION INDEX 93 20 80
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 9 10
MIN VSBY LATE 7 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ160-092015-
COASTAL SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VENICE, SARASOTA, AND ENGLEWOOD
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (+3) 63 (-3) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (-8) 94 (+1) 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G27 NE 14 G28 NE 13 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G28 NE 11 G22 NE 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3800 500 5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 22 E 19
DISPERSION INDEX 82 27 80
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 9 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ260-092015-
INLAND SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NORTH PORT
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+2) 63 (-3) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-8) 96 (+2) 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G27 NE 12 G26 NE 12 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 G27 NE 9 G19 NE 13 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 500 5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 19 E 19
DISPERSION INDEX 84 21 82
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 10
MIN VSBY LATE 7 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ056-092015-
HARDEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUCHULA, BOWLING GREEN, AND ZOLFO SPRINGS
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+3) 61 (-4) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (-9) 100 (+3) 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G28 NE 12 G25 NE 13 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 G28 NE 8 G18 NE 14 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 500 5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 18 E 18
DISPERSION INDEX 85 20 77
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 8 10
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 MID 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ061-092015-
DESOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ARCADIA
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+2) 62 (-3) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-8) 100 (+4) 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G27 NE 11 G24 NE 11 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 G27 NE 8 G17 NE 13 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 400 5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 21 NE 18 E 19
DISPERSION INDEX 77 20 81
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 7 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ057-092015-
HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEBRING, AVON PARK, AND PLACID LAKES
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+2) 60 (-5) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-19) 100 (+2) 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 13 G27 NE 9 G22 NE 11 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 G27 NE 7 G16 NE 13 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 400 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 16 NE 18
DISPERSION INDEX 85 19 78
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ162-092015-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT CHARLOTTE AND PUNTA GORDA
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+2) 63 (-3) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-17) 96 (+3) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 G26 NE 14 G26 NE 13 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 G26 NE 11 G20 NE 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 400 5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 21 E 20
DISPERSION INDEX 78 22 83
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 7 9
MIN VSBY LATE 7 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FLZ262-092015-
INLAND CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BABCOCK RANCH
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+1) 63 (-2) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-10) 99 (+3) 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 13 G25 NE 11 G22 NE 11 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 G25 NE 8 G15 NE 13 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 400 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 18 E 20
DISPERSION INDEX 80 20 86
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 7 10
MIN VSBY LATE 7 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. 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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FLZ165-092015-
COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAPE CORAL, CAPTIVA, AND SANIBEL
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+1) 65 (-3) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-13) 96 (+4) 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 G26 NE 15 G26 NE 14 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 G27 NE 12 G20 NE 15 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 500 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 23 E 21
DISPERSION INDEX 76 26 83
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 10 9 9
MIN VSBY LATE 8 9 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
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.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FLZ265-092015-
INLAND LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT MYERS AND LEHIGH ACRES
237 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH DISPERSION INDICES EXPECTED TODAY
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (0) 64 (-3) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-20) 99 (+4) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 G24 NE 12 G22 NE 12 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 G26 NE 9 G15 NE 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 500 5500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 19 E 20
DISPERSION INDEX 83 20 88
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 9 10 10
MIN VSBY LATE 9 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
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