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FNUS72 KTBW 171230
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLS BAY RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
730 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 17.
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
MOISTURE RECOVERY CONTINUES TODAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW IS ESTABLISHED
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE STATE ON SUNDAY.
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL USHER ANOTHER SURGE OF COOL DRY AIR INTO THE STATE, LEADING TO
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL RH VALUES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS BEFORE
GRADUALLY RECOVERING AREAWIDE BY WEDNESDAY. ELEVATED WINDS LINGER
INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH LIMITING
OVERALL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
FOG POTENTIAL...NO SIGNIFICANT FOG IS EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 9
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 17 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 31 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 41 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 31 DECREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........41 28 22 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 70 74 75
RH..............75 58 51 49
20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 5 S 5 S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 10 8
MIX HGT (FT)....700 2900 4200 3700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 S 9 S 8 S 7
DISPERSION IDX..5 31 43 31
LVORI...........4 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7
MPH OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........14 14 14 22 33 29
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 61 57 55 53 51
RH..............63 83 94 95 100 100
20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 1 S 1 SW 1 W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 400 300 300 400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 E 7 E 7 SE 5 S 6 S 6
DISPERSION IDX..10 0 3 3 2 3
LVORI...........2 5 7 8 9 9
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17
TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO
22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 42 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 60 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 69
DECREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 40 DECREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........30 26 39 47 49 46
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20 10 10
TEMP............51 53 68 72 69 63
RH..............100 99 72 64 63 66
20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 3 SW 8 W 13 W 14 NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5 8 14 21 24 22
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1100 2500 2800 1700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SW 9 SW 17 W 22 NW 22 N 18
DISPERSION IDX..5 11 24 60 67 40
LVORI...........9 6 3 1 1 2
FORECASTER...RDAVIS
REQUESTED BY...K GRODI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/17/26
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