672
FNUS72 KTBW 201414
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR OMP 1A...SARASOTA COUNTY FD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1014 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON AUGUST 20.
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
SOME DRIER AIR ALONG WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL LIMIT THE OVERALL
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LESS
THAN 15 MPH. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND A WEST
TO SOUTHWEST FLOW SETS UP WITH MOISTURE RETURN ALONG WITH HIGHER
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS AT THIS TIME.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31 INCREASING TO 50.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........25 33 40 39
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 30 30
TEMP............85 89 93 93
RH..............76 65 56 55
20 FT WIND......N 7 N 9 NW 10 NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 16
MIX HGT (FT)....2300 4100 4700 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 NW 9 NW 9 NW 12
DISPERSION IDX..27 42 51 52
LVORI...........3 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....34 DECREASING TO 4.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........34 27 18 14 15 20
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............89 85 82 80 79 78
RH..............61 69 78 81 85 87
20 FT WIND......NW 12 W 9 W 7 W 6 W 3 W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 13 9 7 7
MIX HGT (FT)....3200 500 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 W 8 W 8 NW 5 W 5 W 5
DISPERSION IDX..34 6 2 3 2 2
LVORI...........1 3 4 5 5 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 45.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........24 32 33 37 38 37
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 (%).10 30 30 40 40 40
TEMP............77 80 87 91 92 92
RH..............90 87 71 62 58 59
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 W 6 W 9 W 12 W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 12 15 17
MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 2800 3100 4200 3900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 W 3 W 7 W 10 W 12 W 13
DISPERSION IDX..1 4 29 45 45 49
LVORI...........7 6 3 1 1 1
FORECASTER...FLANNERY
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW BRADY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 08/20/25
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