847  
FNUS72 KTBW 241042  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WAKEFORD...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
642 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JULY 24.  
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  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
WE WILL BE SEEING A WARM AND HOT DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90'S.  
LOWER WINDS WILL KEEP DISPERSIONS LOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE  
TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 40'S BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND STORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 44.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........28 22 25 43 43 41  
WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 30 30  
TEMP............74 81 88 91 92 91  
RH..............100 87 67 58 55 58  
20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 E 6 E 7 E 8 E 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 12 15 16 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1700 3700 5000 4200 3400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 10 E 10  
DISPERSION IDX..2 14 35 46 48 40  
LVORI...........10 6 2 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO  
6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
DISPERSION INDEX....29 DECREASING TO 3.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........35 19 13 8 15 10  
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............89 83 80 78 76 75  
RH..............61 76 84 91 95 97  
20 FT WIND......E 9 E 7 E 6 E 3 SE 2 SE 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 10 7 5 3  
MIX HGT (FT)....3600 1100 500 500 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 9 E 9 E 8 SE 6 SE 6  
DISPERSION IDX..29 4 2 4 3 2  
LVORI...........2 4 5 6 7 9  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 5  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 26.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........21 12 21 36 54 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 77 85 90 93 94  
RH..............100 97 75 63 55 52  
20 FT WIND......SE 1 SE 1 S 1 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 7 8 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 2400 4300 5500 6300  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 3 S 6 W 3 W 3 W 5  
DISPERSION IDX..2 3 14 22 24 27  
LVORI...........10 9 4 2 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...SHIVELEY  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM PETERSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2618111.0/TBW  
.DELDT 07/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL APETERSON@TNC.ORG  
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