617  
FNUS72 KTBW 021239  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DP RX...MANATEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
839 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.  
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  
 
LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING WITH THE SEA BREEZE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE  
EAST TO WEST AGAIN TODAY, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES LATER IN THE DAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS  
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 17 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........35 42 54 65 69  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD SCTTRD NUMRUS  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 50 70  
TEMP............78 85 88 89 84  
RH..............95 81 72 69 82  
20 FT WIND......NE 5 E 5 E 3 E 5 W 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2600 3400 3700 2500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 NE 5 N 5  
DISPERSION IDX..8 15 19 19 14  
LVORI...........7 3 3 3 4  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 7  
MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6.  
LVORI...............7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........72 72 73 59 53 33  
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 50 30 10 0 0  
TEMP............82 77 76 76 75 74  
RH..............87 98 99 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND......SW 5 NE 3 E 3 E 5 E 5 E 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 500 500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 SE 6 SE 6  
DISPERSION IDX..10 2 3 4 4 3  
LVORI...........5 9 9 9 9 9  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 32 IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO  
22 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........23 29 11 30 61 68  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD NUMRUS NUMRUS  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 20 60 70  
TEMP............74 75 83 88 88 86  
RH..............100 100 86 73 72 75  
20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 7 S 7 S 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 10 12 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1800 3300 4500 1500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 S 7 S 7 S 7  
DISPERSION IDX..3 6 16 28 36 29  
LVORI...........9 9 4 3 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...CARLISLE  
REQUESTED BY...MARK PROCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2621087.0/TBW  
.DELDT 09/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARK.PROCH@MYMANATEE.ORG  
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