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FNUS72 KTBW 201113
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIPLE CREEK...CELM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
713 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON AUGUST 20.
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.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY IN THE DAY, INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CONTINUED HOT WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. HEAT INDICES OF 108 TO 112.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 25.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........35 46 45 50 50
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 40 40
TEMP............78 86 90 93 88
RH..............93 79 69 60 68
20 FT WIND......S 1 W 3 W 5 W 6 W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 6 7 8 9
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2000 3200 3900 2800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 NW 6 NW 5 W 5 W 6
DISPERSION IDX..3 14 22 25 26
LVORI...........6 4 3 2 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........56 49 32 42 25 12
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........SCTTRD ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............85 82 80 78 77 76
RH..............75 82 87 91 92 94
20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 S 2 S 1 S 1 S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 5 3 3 2
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 600 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 W 6 SE 3 S 5 S 5 SW 3
DISPERSION IDX..17 3 1 2 2 2
LVORI...........3 5 6 7 6 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 36.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........16 23 35 50 70 80
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD SCTTRD
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 60 10
TEMP............76 77 85 89 89 87
RH..............95 95 79 69 66 69
20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 SW 2 W 5 W 7 W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 5 7 10 12
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 2600 3400 3900 4300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 S 3 SW 6 SW 8 SW 8 W 9
DISPERSION IDX..1 3 19 32 36 40
LVORI...........9 6 3 3 3 2
FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...NICK ALFANO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2620072.0/TBW
.DELDT 08/20/26
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