936  
FNUS72 KTBW 191410  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACTOR DEFENSE RXB...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
1010 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON OCTOBER 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.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND A STALLED FRONT TO THE SOUTH WILL  
KEEP CONDITIONS BREEZY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. RH VALUES  
REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS, DESPITE DRIER AIR OVER THE AREA.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....49 INCREASING TO 54 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............1.  
 
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 21 21 22 17 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 78 79 79 79 78  
RH..............68 66 65 63 61 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 17 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 29 29 30 29 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 21 20 20 18  
DISPERSION IDX..45 52 55 55 52 45  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....35 DECREASING TO 9.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........15 8 3 3 3 2 2 1 5 5 5 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 73 69 67 65 63 61 61 60 58 58 57  
RH..............64 70 74 75 77 79 82 83 84 87 87 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 13 13 13 10 10 8 7 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 22 23 22 20 18 16 15 15 15 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 14 13 14 13 13 13 12 12 13  
DISPERSION IDX..35 23 13 9 9 9 7 6 5 6 7 8  
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5  
 

 
FORECASTER...PEARCE  
REQUESTED BY...PETER SCALCO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624020.0/TBW  
.DELDT 10/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PETER.SCALCO@FDACS.GOV  
 
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