215  
FNUS72 KTBW 171337  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PF 2 AND 5...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
937 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JUNE 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
 
 
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN CHANCES ARE  
ONLY ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WILL BE HIGHER FOR THURSDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND  
13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....25 INCREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 78 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 84  
DECREASING TO 70 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........15 17 12 17 40  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 20  
TEMP............82 88 93 96 94  
RH..............81 62 50 45 48  
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 SW 10 SW 9 W 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 16 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 3600 5300 5500 4700  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 14 S 14 SW 14 W 13  
DISPERSION IDX..25 60 82 87 70  
LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
DISPERSION INDEX....48 DECREASING TO 3.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........36 35 24 28 25 32  
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............93 86 82 79 77 76  
RH..............51 65 75 82 89 92  
20 FT WIND......W 8 SW 6 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 S 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 13 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 900 600 500 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 10 W 8 SW 7 SW 8 S 7  
DISPERSION IDX..48 5 0 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 3 4 5 6 6  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 32 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 45 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 62  
INCREASING TO 64 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 45 DECREASING TO 30 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........30 13 16 29 51 55  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 30 50  
TEMP............76 79 86 93 95 94  
RH..............92 89 70 55 51 50  
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 13 16 17 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 2700 4600 5900 3700  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 SW 10  
DISPERSION IDX..2 8 32 58 68 45  
LVORI...........6 5 3 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...CARLISLE  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM PETERSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 06/17/26  
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