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FNUS72 KTBW 221058
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR DPC2025S1...SWFWMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
658 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 22.
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 CONTINUE 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 SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....33 INCREASING TO 42 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........57 54 49 53
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 50 40
TEMP............87 89 90 90
RH..............71 67 64 64
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 9 W 10 W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 15 15
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 3100 3000 3400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 W 9 W 10 W 10
DISPERSION IDX..30 35 40 42
LVORI...........3 3 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........51 50 53 46 43 33
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 30 20 20
TEMP............88 86 83 82 81 80
RH..............67 70 76 80 83 83
20 FT WIND......W 9 W 6 SW 5 S 3 SW 3 SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....2800 800 400 400 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6
DISPERSION IDX..31 5 1 2 2 2
LVORI...........3 3 4 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE DAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 35.
LVORI...............3.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........40 40 47 53 59 64
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 60 60 60 60 60
TEMP............79 81 88 90 89 89
RH..............85 85 70 64 64 65
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 6 W 8 W 10 W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 13 15 17
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1900 3200 2600 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 9 W 10 W 13
DISPERSION IDX..2 5 24 34 33 36
LVORI...........5 5 3 2 1 2
FORECASTER...HUBBARD
REQUESTED BY...LRB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2520437.0/TBW
.DELDT 08/22/25
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.EMAIL DANNY.HARRIS@SWFWMD.STATE.FL.US
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