557
FNUS72 KTBW 282052
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR PL 1&2...FFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
352 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (813) 645-2323 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
DRY NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH COLD
MORNING TEMPS AND PATCHY EARLY MORNING FROST POTENTIAL. CRITICAL
AFTERNOON RH VALUES EXPECTED, ALTHOUGH WINDS REMAINING BELOW 15
MPH AND LOW SFP RISK SHOULD MINIMIZE FIRE CONCERNS.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18 INCREASING TO 29 IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
DECREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 0 0 2 3 6 4 3 2 2
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 43 49 55 58 62 63 64 65 63
RH..............70 56 47 40 33 28 27 26 27 30
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.6 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 12 12 9 8 7 7 7 7
DISPERSION IDX..14 15 18 22 26 29 32 32 30 21
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 2 2 5 8 13 17 22 23 24 25 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 55 51 48 46 44 43 42 42 42 42 41
RH..............37 43 52 64 76 84 88 90 93 93 93 95
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 10 12 9 8 8 8 7 7 6
DISPERSION IDX..11 3 2 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 40.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 25 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 42 46 51 57 62 65 68 70 71 71 68
RH..............95 93 87 78 68 58 49 43 39 37 38 41
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N W SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.2 3.1 4.1 4.6 5.1 5.6 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E S SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7
DISPERSION IDX..5 6 7 8 11 17 24 31 39 44 43 35
LVORI...........6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...HURT
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN THORNTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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