823  
FNUS72 KTBW 030717  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NP1 NSH3 RX BURN...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
317 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.  
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 RAIN AND STORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TODAY WITH  
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING HOURS. THIS WET PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AS WELL.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 27.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........44 33 43 54 61  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD SCTTRD NUMRUS  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 50 70  
TEMP............76 83 88 88 85  
RH..............100 84 71 69 75  
20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 SE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 13 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 2800 3200 2800  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8  
DISPERSION IDX..5 17 27 30 27  
LVORI...........9 3 3 3 3  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND  
5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....13 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........69 76 65 42 25 10  
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD SCTTRD ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 40 20 10 0 0  
TEMP............82 77 76 76 75 74  
RH..............84 97 97 97 100 100  
20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 9 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 600 500 700 500 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 E 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 S 6  
DISPERSION IDX..16 4 4 5 3 2  
LVORI...........4 7 8 8 8 9  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 17 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 42 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 30.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........12 7 10 29 48 65  
WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 40 50  
TEMP............74 76 83 89 90 87  
RH..............100 99 82 68 65 69  
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 13 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 2100 3300 4100 3000  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 6 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8  
DISPERSION IDX..2 5 21 36 43 33  
LVORI...........9 8 3 3 1 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...WYNN  
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN BARTOSEK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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