106
FNUS72 KTBW 160939
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR HT SITE PREP...FL FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
439 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON DECEMBER 16.
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
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE REGION WILL WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH MID WEEK
WITH A WARMING TREND AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WITH SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL
BUILD INTO THE REGION WITH DRIER CONDITIONS RETURNING INTO THE
WEEKEND.
FOG POTENTIAL...NO SIGNIFICANT FOG IS EXPECTED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....16 INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 39 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 36.
LVORI...............3.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 12 15 16 13 13 14 19 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 57 62 67 69 71 71 70 68
RH..............83 76 68 59 56 54 55 57 62
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.1 1.5 2.3 3.1 3.6 3.8 3.5 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 9 10 12 12
DISPERSION IDX..14 17 25 35 43 49 52 49 36
LVORI...........4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....19 DECREASING TO 4.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........24 25 21 18 18 19 26 27 41 44 48 58
WEATHER COV..... PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65 60 58 56 55 53 51 51 50 50 50 50
RH..............68 78 83 85 91 96 99 100 100 100 100 99
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 12 12 10 9 8 9 8 8 7
DISPERSION IDX..19 5 2 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
LVORI...........2 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 24 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 48 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 36 DECREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 60 55 57 60 60 60 60 67 74 81 82
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 51 53 59 64 69 72 74 75 75 74 71
RH..............100 99 99 92 84 75 67 62 59 59 61 65
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.9 2.8 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 10 10 9 9
DISPERSION IDX..6 7 6 7 11 24 40 51 51 45 36 25
LVORI...........9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2
FORECASTER...RDAVIS
REQUESTED BY...CODY SIKES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 12/16/25
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