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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
746 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
FLZ248-190800-
BROOKSVILLE-HERNANDO FL
28.47N 82.45W ELEV. 77 FT
746 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 78 93 76 93 74
TEMP 85 83 81 80 80 89 92 90 85 81 79 78 78 89 91 89 83 79 77 75 77
DEWPT 77 77 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 78 77 76 77 77 76 75 76
RH 77 82 91 91 91 70 62 66 77 88 94 94 97 70 64 66 82 94 97100 97
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW W N N N W W W W N N N N
WIND SPD 9 6 5 5 6 10 11 11 6 2 0 0 0 5 8 8 4 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 50 30 60 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.13 0.02 0.06 0.02
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S C C L L S S S S C
TSTMS S S S S C S S C C C C S S S S C
HEAT INDEX 96 102106102 96 102104101
MAX HEAT 99 106 107 104 103
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 92 74 91 74 91 74 93 74 94
TEMP 90 84 77 77 89 84 77 77 89 84 77 77 91 85 77 77 92 85
DEWPT 76 77 76 77 76 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 75 76
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 50 30 40 30 50 10 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S C C C C S C
TSTMS C C C S C C S S C C C S C
FLZ151-190800-
TAMPA-HILLSBOROUGH FL
27.97N 82.53W ELEV. 11 FT
746 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 82 92 80 91 79
TEMP 87 85 84 83 83 89 92 90 86 83 82 82 82 88 89 87 84 82 81 80 81
DEWPT 76 77 77 77 77 76 75 75 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76
RH 70 77 80 82 82 66 58 62 72 80 85 82 82 68 66 68 74 82 85 88 85
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W N N SW
WIND SPD 9 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 8 4 3 4 3 5 9 8 5 3 0 0 1
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 50 40 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.22 0.03 0.11 0.02
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C C C C C C C S S C
TSTMS S S S C S S C C C C C C C S S C
HEAT INDEX 98 95 101103100 96 99101 97
MAX HEAT 100 96 103 103 95 101 100
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 90 79 90 79 90 79 91 79 92
TEMP 89 85 81 81 88 84 81 81 88 85 81 79 90 86 81 79 91 86
DEWPT 75 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 40 30 30 20 40 10 30 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C S C C C C
TSTMS C C S C C C S C C C C
FLZ155-190800-
SARASOTA-MANATEE FL
27.40N 82.57W ELEV. 27 FT
746 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 80 93 79 92 78
TEMP 86 83 82 81 82 90 92 90 85 83 81 80 81 88 90 89 84 81 79 78 80
DEWPT 78 78 77 77 78 79 79 78 77 77 77 76 76 78 79 77 77 77 76 76 76
RH 77 85 85 88 88 70 66 68 77 82 88 88 85 72 70 68 80 88 91 94 88
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW W NW W W NW NW W W W W W W SW S
WIND SPD 10 8 6 8 8 11 13 12 9 5 4 4 4 6 10 10 5 4 3 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 50 40 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.32 0.09 0.16 0.02
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C S S S S C
TSTMS S S S C C C C C C C S S S S C
HEAT INDEX 98 105109105 96 102105102
MAX HEAT 101 96 109 109 105 105
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 91 78 91 78 91 78 92 78 93
TEMP 89 85 80 80 88 85 80 80 88 85 80 80 90 86 80 79 91 86
DEWPT 78 77 75 76 79 76 75 75 79 76 74 75 78 76 75 76 79 76
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW E SW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 30 30 10 20 10 20 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C S S S C
TSTMS C S S C C C S S S C
FLZ052-190800-
WINTER HAVEN-POLK FL
28.07N 81.75W ELEV. 146 FT
746 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 79 96 77 95 77
TEMP 87 83 80 79 80 90 94 91 84 80 78 78 79 89 93 90 82 79 77 77 78
DEWPT 74 76 76 77 77 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 76
RH 65 80 88 94 91 64 54 60 74 88 94 94 94 66 56 60 77 88 94 94 94
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW S
WIND SPD 10 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 60 20 70 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.24 0 0.11 0.09
RAIN SHWRS S S L C S S S L L C C S
TSTMS S S S C S S S C C C C S
HEAT INDEX 95 102106101 101104 99
MAX HEAT 99 106 107 104 103
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 94 76 94 76 94 75 95 76 95
TEMP 92 86 77 78 91 85 77 77 91 85 77 77 93 86 77 77 93 85
DEWPT 73 74 75 76 73 73 74 75 73 73 74 76 72 73 75 76 72 73
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 50 20 40 5 40 10 30 10 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C
TSTMS S C S C C S C
FLZ265-190800-
FORT MYERS-LEE FL
26.58N 81.87W ELEV. 18 FT
746 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 79 95 79 94 78
TEMP 86 82 81 80 81 90 94 92 85 83 81 79 80 89 93 91 84 81 79 78 80
DEWPT 74 75 76 76 77 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 76
RH 68 79 85 88 88 62 54 58 72 80 85 91 91 64 54 60 74 82 88 91 88
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W W W NW NW N NW W W W NW N N N
WIND SPD 11 8 5 5 5 9 12 13 10 6 3 3 1 4 6 11 8 4 0 0 0
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 40 20 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.03 0.23 0
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C C C C
TSTMS S C S S C C C C C
HEAT INDEX 95 101106103 95 99104101
MAX HEAT 98 106 107 104 104
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 93 78 93 78 93 78 95 78 95
TEMP 92 86 80 80 91 86 80 80 92 86 80 79 94 87 80 79 94 87
DEWPT 74 73 74 75 73 72 73 74 73 72 74 75 72 73 74 75 72 73
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SE S SE S
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 10 20 5 30 10 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C S C
TSTMS C C S C C S C
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