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FNUS72 KTBW 190722
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR DPC2026W1A...SWFWMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
322 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 19.
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.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........21 30 38 40
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40
TEMP............90 92 92 91
RH..............71 66 66 69
20 FT WIND......NW 9 W 10 W 13 W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3500 3800 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 W 12 W 14 W 13
DISPERSION IDX..39 41 42 41
LVORI...........2 2 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31 DECREASING TO 5.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........45 47 38 29 48 33
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 10 10 10
TEMP............90 85 83 81 80 79
RH..............68 78 82 85 86 88
20 FT WIND......W 12 NW 8 NW 6 W 3 NW 2 W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 10 8 6 5
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1000 800 600 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 8 NW 6 NW 5 W 5 NW 6
DISPERSION IDX..31 8 3 2 2 2
LVORI...........3 4 5 5 6 7
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 35.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........34 36 47 51 57 72
WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD ISOLTD NUMRUS SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 20 60 0 40
TEMP............79 80 86 90 90 89
RH..............89 90 79 72 70 71
20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 W 3 W 6 W 8 W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 8 10 12
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1800 2800 3800 3300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 NW 5 W 6 NW 9 NW 8 NW 9
DISPERSION IDX..1 4 14 27 36 36
LVORI...........7 6 4 3 3 3
FORECASTER...OGLESBY
REQUESTED BY...LRB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2619966.0/TBW
.DELDT 08/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DANNY.HARRIS@SWFWMD.STATE.FL.US
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