218  
FNUS72 KTBW 241240  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CONVENTIONAL...USAF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
740 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 24.  
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
 
 
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN MINIMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. NORTHEAST  
TO EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH TODAY, THEN SHIFT TO  
SOUTH AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS DURING  
SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 53 MID-AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING  
TO 34 LATE.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........40 40 60 50 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............66 77 81 82 79  
RH..............96 69 54 53 60  
20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 7 E 8 E 9 E 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 14 16 16 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 2500 4100 4100 2800  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 E 12 E 10 E 10 E 13  
DISPERSION IDX..12 28 50 53 34  
LVORI...........6 3 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....18 DECREASING TO 4.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........30 15 20 30 35 45  
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 68 65 63 62 63  
RH..............69 90 97 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND......E 6 E 5 E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 9 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 10 E 10 E 9 SE 9 SE 9  
DISPERSION IDX..18 6 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........3 5 8 9 9 9  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH, INCREASING TO 12 TO  
15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
17 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 42 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 87 MID-AFTERNOON, DECREASING TO  
60 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........50 35 20 15 10 10  
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 66 76 83 86 86  
RH..............99 98 84 61 50 49  
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 6 S 9 S 14 S 14 S 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 12 16 21 22 21  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 2200 3600 4700 5400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 10 S 16 S 20 S 21 S 20  
DISPERSION IDX..3 16 42 67 85 84  
LVORI...........9 6 3 2 1 1  
 

 
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REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BRUNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 01/24/26  
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