069  
FNUS72 KTBW 201152  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CP2026F1...SWFWMD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
752 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 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.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH NORTHEAST WINDS  
AND MINIMUM RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 50%.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 40.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........6 2 3 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 74 77 80  
RH..............74 65 59 52  
20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 10 NE 9 NE 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 15 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2600 3800 4200  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 13 NE 10 NE 10  
DISPERSION IDX..24 36 41 44  
LVORI...........3 2 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....31 DECREASING TO 6.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........4 2 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 71 67 63 61 60  
RH..............55 67 74 79 83 83  
20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 10 NE 10 NE 8 N 6 N 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 18 15 12 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 500 500 500 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 NE 13 NE 14 NE 12 N 10 N 10  
DISPERSION IDX..31 8 7 7 5 4  
LVORI...........1 3 3 4 5 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 49.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........2 3 2 3 6 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 60 68 75 79 81  
RH..............82 81 71 64 58 53  
20 FT WIND......N 7 N 7 N 7 NE 9 NE 10 NE 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 15 17 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1300 3700 5400 5600  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 10 N 12 NE 12 NE 12 E 12  
DISPERSION IDX..5 10 23 38 49 52  
LVORI...........4 4 3 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...ANDERSON  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HALE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624120.0/TBW  
.DELDT 10/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.HALE@SWFWMD.STATE.FL.US  
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