031  
FNUS72 KTBW 111413  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELLIS RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
913 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 11.  
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 COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL  
FLORIDA THIS MORNING AND WILL DEPART SOUTH FLORIDA BY THIS  
EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY, WINDS WILL MOSTLY  
BE OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE  
INCREASING AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE WAKE OF THE  
FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH SOME GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES.  
THERE ALSO COULD BE A FEW LIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS ACCOMPANYING  
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BY LATE AFTERNOON, BUT MOST OF THE AREA  
WILL BE DRY DUE TO LIMITED MOISTURE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO  
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17 TO 18  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 43 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 40.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........36 35 48 49 63  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 0  
TEMP............71 82 83 82 76  
RH..............80 56 51 51 60  
20 FT WIND......W 5 W 7 W 9 NW 10 N 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 12 15 17 18  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2500 4600 4100 1900  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 10 W 14 NW 13 N 18  
DISPERSION IDX..9 28 55 57 40  
LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 22 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....26 DECREASING TO 17 IN THE EVENING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 21 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 14  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........65 68 66 63 59 50  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 66 62 58 55 53  
RH..............70 74 69 59 57 63  
20 FT WIND......N 10 N 10 N 10 N 12 N 13 N 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 22 22 21  
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1700 1100 1400 1400 1000  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 20 N 20 N 21 N 21 N 20  
DISPERSION IDX..26 13 18 23 23 17  
LVORI...........2 4 3 2 2 2  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....16 INCREASING TO 33 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 39 LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 30 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........57 56 65 74 78 78  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 53 62 69 72 71  
RH..............68 75 64 56 54 56  
20 FT WIND......N 12 N 10 N 10 NE 10 NE 9 NE 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1100 1600 2700 3400 3800  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 16 N 17 NE 15 NE 14 NE 15  
DISPERSION IDX..12 19 35 37 38 39  
LVORI...........3 3 2 1 1 1  
 

 
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REQUESTED BY...K GRODI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 01/11/26  
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