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FNUS72 KTBW 071244
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR DP RX...MANATEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
844 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 07.
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
SUMMERTIME HUMIDITY AND HEAT WILL CONTINUE WITH SCATTED
STORMS TODAY. SOME SAHARAN DUST WILL COME OVER THE AREA LIMITING
STORM CHANCES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOME MOISTURE WILL RETURN
TO SW FLORIDA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWER
CHANCES WHILE THE REST OF THE AREA REMAINS DRY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 6
MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE MORNING.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........18 34 45 58 53
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 50 50 30
TEMP............81 87 90 90 89
RH..............86 76 68 66 68
20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 2 W 3 S 5 W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 9
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 3300 3100 3000 2800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 SW 5 W 5 S 6 SW 6
DISPERSION IDX..10 20 21 22 20
LVORI...........6 3 3 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....12 DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........51 65 55 36 22 8
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............88 84 80 78 77 76
RH..............69 79 87 90 94 95
20 FT WIND......W 5 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 2 SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 6 5 3 5
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 700 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 S 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 S 3
DISPERSION IDX..15 4 2 2 2 1
LVORI...........3 4 6 7 7 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 27.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........13 23 12 23 49 58
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 10 40 30
TEMP............75 77 85 90 92 93
RH..............97 97 79 67 62 59
20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 S 3 SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 3 3 6 7
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 2200 4000 4800 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 SE 3 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 6
DISPERSION IDX..2 4 10 18 25 29
LVORI...........10 8 4 3 2 2
FORECASTER...PEARCE
REQUESTED BY...MARK PROCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2616906.0/TBW
.DELDT 07/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MARK.PROCH@MYMANATEE.ORG
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