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FNUS72 KTBW 091157
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR CITRUS BURN COMPARTMENT CI11...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
657 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 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 THROUGH
SATURDAY. HOWEVER, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT FOG WILL DEVELOP EACH
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. 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 TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 44 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 22.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........43 27 27 19 33 41
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 67 79 82 82 79
RH..............100 97 72 60 57 64
20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 3 SE 6 S 7 S 6 SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 10 12 10 7
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 2300 4400 4800 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 8 S 12 S 9 S 9 S 6
DISPERSION IDX..7 9 25 48 42 22
LVORI...........8 6 3 1 1 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
3 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............7.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........42 50 50 49 50 51 47 43 51 46 41 39
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 71 68 67 66 65 65 64 63 62 61 61
RH..............74 84 91 91 93 93 92 94 97 99 100 99
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S SE E SE SE SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 3 3 3 6 6 8 7 7 7 9 8
DISPERSION IDX..11 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
LVORI...........4 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 9 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 32 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 48 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 57
DECREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 31.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 39 21 15 9 14 19 24 22 20 18 18
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 60 61 67 73 77 79 81 82 81 80 76
RH..............100 100 100 93 81 72 64 59 57 58 61 69
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 8 10 12 13 13 13 12 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.2 2.1 3.0 3.9 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
DISPERSION IDX..7 9 10 12 18 32 48 59 60 54 44 31
LVORI...........9 8 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3
FORECASTER...PEARCE
REQUESTED BY...ANNA CRESSLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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