491  
FNUS72 KTBW 121454  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKS RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
954 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 12.  
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
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WITH DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY,  
THEN CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE TOMORROW AHEAD OF ANOTHER BOUNDARY LATER  
THIS WEEK. WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....24 INCREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........72 81 80 84  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 69 71 70  
RH..............64 60 61 65  
20 FT WIND......N 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 15 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2300 2900 3300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 13 NE 12 NE 10 N 13  
DISPERSION IDX..20 22 27 31  
LVORI...........3 2 2 2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....13.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........77 72 72 70 80 74  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............66 62 60 58 58 57  
RH..............73 84 84 88 91 90  
20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 7 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1100 1100 1100 600 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 N 15 N 15 N 15 N 14 N 13  
DISPERSION IDX..17 8 10 10 9 9  
LVORI...........4 4 5 5 5 5  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....17.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........70 72 70 67 67 69  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 10 10  
TEMP............57 59 67 71 74 74  
RH..............91 90 76 67 63 65  
20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 1200 2300 3100 3500  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 13 NE 10 NE 8 NE 7 NE 8  
DISPERSION IDX..12 14 15 15 19 21  
LVORI...........5 5 5 3 3 3  
 

 
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