262  
FOUS52 KTBW 020621  
PFMTBW  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL  
221 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
FLZ248-022000-  
BROOKSVILLE-HERNANDO FL  
28.47N 82.45W ELEV. 77 FT  
221 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON 05/04/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 88 58 83 56 88  
TEMP 66 70 83 87 80 73 69 64 60 60 72 80 81 72 65 60 57 60 77 84 84 76  
DEWPT 66 68 71 69 69 69 66 61 58 57 56 53 54 56 56 55 54 56 56 53 55 57  
RH 100 93 67 55 69 87 90 90 93 90 57 39 39 57 73 84 90 87 48 34 37 52  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW N N N N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N  
WIND SPD 2 9 18 21 19 12 11 10 9 11 12 11 11 8 5 4 5 5 9 6 8 5  
WIND GUST 32  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 60 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.36 0.06 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C L S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
DATE TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 59 90 62 93 66 91 65 88  
TEMP 63 64 87 79 67 66 90 83 69 69 89 82 71 69 85 78  
DEWPT 58 60 58 64 62 65 64 68 67 68 69 70 70 67 63 63  
PWIND DIR E S E SW S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 20 10 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
FLZ151-022000-  
TAMPA-HILLSBOROUGH FL  
27.97N 82.53W ELEV. 11 FT  
221 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON 05/04/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 87 65 82 66 86  
TEMP 74 76 83 86 82 76 74 70 67 65 72 80 80 75 71 68 66 66 77 84 85 78  
DEWPT 70 70 73 72 71 71 69 64 61 59 58 56 57 56 58 57 57 58 58 55 57 58  
RH 87 82 72 63 69 85 84 81 81 81 61 44 45 52 63 68 73 75 52 37 39 50  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W NW N N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE  
WIND SPD 4 10 16 18 18 12 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 8 6 5 5 6 8 6 6 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 70 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.45 0.17 0.01 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L S C S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S  
 
DATE TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 68 89 71 90 74 90 73 88  
TEMP 70 69 86 82 74 72 88 85 76 75 88 84 77 74 85 81  
DEWPT 62 63 61 64 66 67 66 68 70 71 70 70 71 69 66 65  
PWIND DIR E S E S SW SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C  
TSTMS S  
 

 
FLZ155-022000-  
SARASOTA-MANATEE FL  
27.40N 82.57W ELEV. 27 FT  
221 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON 05/04/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 65 81 65 87  
TEMP 71 74 83 85 83 76 74 72 67 66 73 79 79 75 71 68 66 67 77 84 84 78  
DEWPT 70 71 75 76 75 74 72 69 65 62 64 64 64 63 62 61 59 61 64 63 64 63  
RH 97 90 77 75 77 94 93 90 93 87 73 60 60 66 73 78 78 81 64 49 51 60  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N  
WIND SPD 5 11 17 18 16 13 11 11 12 13 13 11 11 9 8 6 8 9 9 8 9 6  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 70 30 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.16 0.06 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S  
HEAT INDEX 95  
MAX HEAT 95  
 
DATE TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 66 88 70 89 72 88 72 87  
TEMP 69 68 86 80 73 71 86 82 73 73 86 82 75 75 85 81  
DEWPT 64 64 68 69 67 68 72 72 71 71 76 75 74 72 73 69  
PWIND DIR E S E S S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
FLZ052-022000-  
WINTER HAVEN-POLK FL  
28.07N 81.75W ELEV. 146 FT  
221 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON 05/04/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 65 81 63 85  
TEMP 70 71 84 90 86 77 74 70 67 65 72 79 80 74 69 66 64 66 77 83 83 77  
DEWPT 67 68 68 67 67 69 69 67 63 62 59 57 56 57 58 59 59 60 57 55 55 58  
RH 90 90 59 47 53 76 84 90 87 90 64 47 44 55 68 78 84 81 50 38 38 52  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E  
WIND SPD 4 9 16 21 20 14 10 11 11 12 12 10 11 10 8 6 6 9 10 9 10 10  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 70 20 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.21 0.02 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S  
 
DATE TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 65 90 68 93 71 94 72 91  
TEMP 67 67 87 82 71 69 90 86 73 72 91 86 75 72 87 82  
DEWPT 61 63 58 61 65 67 62 63 67 69 66 67 70 69 64 63  
PWIND DIR E E SE SE S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C  
TSTMS C  
 

 
FLZ265-022000-  
FORT MYERS-LEE FL  
26.58N 81.87W ELEV. 18 FT  
221 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON 05/04/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 71 81 67 87  
TEMP 71 74 86 89 87 80 77 75 73 72 75 79 79 74 72 69 68 69 78 85 85 78  
DEWPT 67 69 72 70 71 71 71 71 68 67 65 64 64 64 65 64 64 64 63 61 61 63  
RH 87 84 63 54 59 74 82 87 84 84 71 60 60 71 79 84 87 84 60 45 45 60  
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW W W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 4 9 16 19 17 13 10 9 10 12 12 11 12 9 8 6 8 10 10 9 9 8  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 70 60 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.34 0.23 0.05 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S  
 
DATE TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 68 90 70 91 73 91 73 91  
TEMP 70 70 88 82 73 72 88 84 76 75 89 84 76 75 88 83  
DEWPT 64 65 63 66 67 68 65 68 69 70 68 70 72 71 68 69  
PWIND DIR E S E S S SW W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 20  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
 
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