544  
FNUS72 KTBW 171316  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DENT MU49...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ELAPP  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
916 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 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.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND  
LOW RAIN CHANCES TODAY. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....36 INCREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........19 15 15 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............90 94 94 92  
RH..............66 56 54 57  
20 FT WIND......NW 5 W 8 W 12 W 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 12 15 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 4400 4200 3400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 W 9 W 12 W 13  
DISPERSION IDX..31 48 54 44  
LVORI...........2 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...CARLISLE  
REQUESTED BY...MARY BARNWELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2619836.0/TBW  
.DELDT 08/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BARNWELLM@HCFL.GOV  
 
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