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FNUS72 KTBW 191958
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALM SCRUB WF...HC ELM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
258 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EST ON FEBRUARY 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 WILL DOMINATE INTO SATURDAY WITH WARM DRY WEATHER
CONTINUING. LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING FOG IS EXPECTED THE NEXT
TWO DAYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL
BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH TO AROUND 5 MPH LATER THIS EVENING INTO
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, THEN INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....65 DECREASING TO 41 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1.
TIME (EST) 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........15 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0
TEMP............84 82
RH..............56 62
20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15
MIX HGT (FT)....4300 2900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 15
DISPERSION IDX..65 41
LVORI...........1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. AREAS OF FOG
AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....21 DECREASING TO 4.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........15 20 25 35 60 70
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 70 67 65 63 63
RH..............70 89 97 99 100 100
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 5 S 5 S 4 S 5 S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 600 400 400 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 10 S 9 SW 9 SW 8 S 9
DISPERSION IDX..21 6 4 4 5 6
LVORI...........2 6 8 9 9 9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 49 AROUND MIDDAY, THEN
INCREASING TO 62 MID-AFTERNOON, DECREASING TO
52 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........65 50 20 10 10 10
WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 64 74 83 86 84
RH..............100 100 80 57 50 51
20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 7 SW 10 SW 13 SW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 13 14 15 15
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 1300 3600 4500 3500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 10 S 13 S 14 SW 14 SW 15
DISPERSION IDX..9 13 22 49 62 52
LVORI...........8 6 3 1 1 1
FORECASTER...CLOSE
REQUESTED BY...HC ELM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 02/19/26
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