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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
232 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-151-155-160-162-165-239-242-248-249-251-
255-260-262-265-112300-
/O.CON.KTBW.HT.Y.0011.260811T1600Z-260811T2300Z/
SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND
HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-
INLAND LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARASOTA, BUSHNELL, ARCADIA, PLACID LAKES,
CAPE CORAL, WESTCHASE, WINTER HAVEN, SEBRING, BROOKSVILLE, TAMPA,
WILDWOOD, SPRING HILL, WAUCHULA, PLANT CITY, SUN CITY
CENTER, DADE CITY, NORTH PORT, ANNA MARIA ISLAND, ST. PETERSBURG,
PORT CHARLOTTE, BRADENTON, BABCOCK RANCH, PARRISH, MYAKKA CITY, AVON
PARK, ZEPHYRHILLS, BRONSON, THE VILLAGES, CHIEFLAND, BRANDON,
LAKEWOOD RANCH, LAKELAND, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, CAPTIVA, PUNTA GORDA,
SANIBEL, BOWLING GREEN, ZOLFO SPRINGS, INVERNESS, LARGO, WILLISTON,
FORT MYERS, CLEARWATER, APOLLO BEACH, VENICE, ENGLEWOOD, AND LEHIGH
ACRES
232 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
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