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FNUS72 KTBW 081603
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR EMERSON EXPANSION RX...MANATEE COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1103 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EST ON JANUARY 09.
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
LIGHT WINDS, HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP OVERALL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LOW FOR THE
WEEK. HOWEVER, THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT FOG WILL DEVELOP
EACH NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEK. IF ANY RESIDUAL SMOKE LINGERS, THIS
COULD MIX WITH FOG TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO, ESPECIALLY
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN FOG IS FAVORED TO BE THE
THICKEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
LVORI...............7.
TIME (EST) 5 AM
SKY (%).........27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............65
RH..............95
20 FT WIND......SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12
MIX HGT (FT)....500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10
DISPERSION IDX..6
LVORI...........7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 18 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 8 LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........32 23 8 10 12 16
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 66 71 75 77 75
RH..............95 95 86 74 70 73
20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 S 9 SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 12 12 12
MIX HGT (FT)....500 600 1100 1700 1500 800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 S 9 S 8 S 8
DISPERSION IDX..8 13 18 22 19 9
LVORI...........7 6 4 3 3 3
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........20 24 29 22 17 13
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 70 69 68 66 64
RH..............82 89 91 90 91 95
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 3 SE 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 6 8 9 10
MIX HGT (FT)....500 300 300 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 S 3 SE 5 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10
DISPERSION IDX..3 1 2 3 4 5
LVORI...........5 7 7 6 6 7
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 23 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 39 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 26 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 13.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........13 11 7 8 9 11
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 65 70 74 76 75
RH..............95 90 82 74 71 74
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 8 S 8 SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 10 12 10
MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 1100 2100 2100 1100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 S 14 S 13 S 10
DISPERSION IDX..8 12 18 37 36 16
LVORI...........7 5 4 3 3 3
FORECASTER...PEARCE
REQUESTED BY...MOLLY DUVALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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