477
FNUS72 KTBW 211044
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR TCP BU7...LEE COUNTY CONSERVATION 20/20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
644 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JULY 21.
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
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA REMAINS WELL WEST OF THE AREA CENTERED ABOUT
110 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA, AND IS MOVING SLOWLY
NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE TAMPA AREA. HOWEVER, STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS OVERALL ARE
EXPECTED TO BE DRY, CAN'T RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
THE RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HIGH DISPERSIONS TODAY
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 35 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 80 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........32 36 37 30 37 38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............77 83 88 92 93 92
RH..............91 78 67 56 53 54
20 FT WIND......SE 9 S 9 S 7 S 10 S 12 SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.13 16 17 17 18 17
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1800 3600 4900 5600 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 17 S 17 S 15 S 13 S 13
DISPERSION IDX..9 35 76 84 80 64
LVORI...........5 4 2 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45 DECREASING TO 2.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........34 37 40 43 43 43 30 27 22 18 13 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............91 89 85 83 81 80 79 78 77 77 76 75
RH..............58 61 71 74 79 82 85 86 90 91 93 95
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S SW S SE S SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 6 5 3 2 3 3 2 3 5 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 12 8 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW S S S S S S SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 9 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7
DISPERSION IDX..45 22 4 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 57 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 11 12 10 9 12 9 14 18 17 30 41
WEATHER COV..... ISO SCT ISO
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 20
TEMP............75 75 77 82 86 88 91 93 93 94 93 92
RH..............95 95 92 79 70 64 58 54 52 51 53 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SW SE S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 5 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.8 2.9 4.0 4.5 5.1 5.8 4.6 3.4 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 7 8 7
DISPERSION IDX..2 3 7 18 33 46 53 57 57 52 44 34
LVORI...........7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...PEARCE
REQUESTED BY...LAURA GREENO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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