185
FNUS72 KTBW 091257
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLS BAY...USAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
757 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 42 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 28.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........24 16 26 30 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 79 83 83 80
RH..............99 70 57 56 61
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 12 14 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....700 2800 4200 3800 1500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9
DISPERSION IDX..11 27 46 46 28
LVORI...........7 3 1 1 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15 DECREASING TO 4.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........23 12 6 9 16 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 70 66 64 62 61
RH..............72 84 95 99 100 100
20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 5 SE 2 SE 2 E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 9 8 6 5
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 12 SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 SE 5
DISPERSION IDX..15 2 5 4 3 2
LVORI...........3 5 8 9 9 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 35 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 48 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 59
DECREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........38 34 13 15 17 19
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 62 74 81 84 83
RH..............100 100 83 62 51 51
20 FT WIND......E 1 SE 2 SE 3 S 7 S 7 S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 8 13 13 10
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1700 3500 4500 4700
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 5 SE 10 S 12 S 12 S 10
DISPERSION IDX..3 9 22 48 63 54
LVORI...........9 7 4 2 1 1
FORECASTER...PEARCE
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BRUNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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