751
FNUS72 KTBW 210900
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR WTC TRAINING 2024...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
500 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON AUGUST 21.
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
A WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH DEEP MOISTURE SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA LEADING TO SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS
THAN 15 MPH, EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, BECOMING
NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25 INCREASING TO 55.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........35 45 50 40
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD NUMRUS SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 60 50
TEMP............87 91 93 92
RH..............69 61 57 58
20 FT WIND......W 5 W 7 W 9 W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 12 15 16
MIX HGT (FT)....2400 3900 4500 4000
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 W 9 W 10 W 10
DISPERSION IDX..25 45 55 54
LVORI...........3 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....33 DECREASING TO 2.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 40 40
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 20 20 20 30
TEMP............89 85 80 78 78 76
RH..............63 72 84 88 90 93
20 FT WIND......W 8 W 6 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 9 6 4 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....3000 700 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 9 W 12 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6
DISPERSION IDX..33 4 4 4 3 2
LVORI...........1 3 5 6 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 37.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........45 50 55 65 70 65
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 60 60 60 70 70
TEMP............76 77 85 88 88 89
RH..............93 93 75 68 69 66
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 SW 5 SW 7 W 8 W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 8 12 14 15
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1300 2200 2000 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 10 W 10 W 13
DISPERSION IDX..2 6 20 27 27 37
LVORI...........6 6 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...CLOSE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS FARLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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