884
FNUS72 KTBW 061138
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR DPRX...MANATEE COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
738 AM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 06.
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
A GENERAL SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TODAY WILL SHIFT TO MORE SOUTHERLY THURSDAY,
WITH THE SEA BREEZE MOVING WELL INLAND EACH AFTERNOON SHIFTING WINDS TO
SOUTHWEST TO WEST. AN OVERALL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL SETUP LATER IN THE
WEEK WITH INCREASING MOISTURE KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 43.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 37 34 38 29 34 39 30 28 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 74 79 83 86 90 91 92 93 92
RH..............93 84 73 64 56 48 44 43 40 41
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.3 1.9 2.9 4.1 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 10 8 7 7 6 6 6
DISPERSION IDX..9 18 28 38 43 45 46 47 46 41
LVORI...........6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
DISPERSION INDEX....29 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........18 15 21 18 17 15 14 18 16 20 28 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............91 88 82 78 75 73 72 70 69 69 68 68
RH..............45 50 63 72 80 87 90 94 96 96 97 96
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW N E SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 7 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 13 9 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW N NE E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
DISPERSION IDX..29 16 5 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 14
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 50.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36 42 38 27 25 27 32 28 31 14 13 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 68 70 75 81 85 87 90 91 91 92 90
RH..............95 94 90 80 69 59 54 48 46 46 44 47
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 7 9 10 12 13 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 9 12 14 15 16 18 18 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.4 2.0 2.8 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.0 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 14
DISPERSION IDX..2 3 7 15 26 36 42 47 49 52 53 49
LVORI...........7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
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