960  
FNUS72 KTBW 291147  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HC BALM AREA WF...HC ELM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
747 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 29.  
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  
 
ANOTHER HOT DAY WITH WINDS MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTH IN THE MORNING BEFORE  
SHIFTING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN  
STARTING IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO  
13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 58.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON  
SKY (%).........22 18 39 44 28  
WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 50 30  
TEMP............76 85 91 92 92  
RH..............90 73 59 57 58  
20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 3 S 6 SW 7 W 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 10 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2600 5300 6000 4200  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 7 S 7 S 8 SW 12  
DISPERSION IDX..6 21 39 55 60  
LVORI...........5 3 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....41 DECREASING TO 6.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT  
SKY (%).........29 42 38 35 33 41  
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 20 20 20 10  
TEMP............91 85 80 79 76 76  
RH..............61 74 84 88 93 94  
20 FT WIND......SW 8 W 6 SW 3 S 2 S 2 S 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 7 6 6 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 1400 500 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 14 W 9 SW 6 S 7 S 7  
DISPERSION IDX..41 9 2 2 3 2  
LVORI...........1 3 5 6 6 7  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN  
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 68.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON  
SKY (%).........31 26 33 44 40 40  
WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 40 40 40 50 50  
TEMP............75 77 84 88 92 89  
RH..............96 92 77 67 58 63  
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 6 SW 8 SW 12 W 14 W 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 13 15 18 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 3100 4200 4400 4200  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 13 SW 15 W 16 W 16 W 17  
DISPERSION IDX..4 15 52 69 64 71  
LVORI...........7 5 3 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...SHIVELEY  
REQUESTED BY...HC ELM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2514945.0/TBW  
.DELDT 05/29/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RAYMONDS@HILLSBOROUGHCOUNTY.ORG  
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