635  
FNUS72 KTBW 160156  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER RANCH...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
856 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 EST ON FEBRUARY 15.  
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
 
 
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS GRADUALLY PUSHING  
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA AND IS  
FORECAST TO APPROACH SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY AROUND 11 PM.  
THIS ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THE EVENING  
PROGRESSES BUT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVIER  
RAINFALL MAY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR AS THIS LINE OF ACTIVITY  
PUSHES THROUGH BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF AFTER ABOUT  
2 AM MONDAY MORNING.  
 
WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST  
AHEAD OF THIS LINE OF STORMS BUT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN  
THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE  
WEST OVERNIGHT AND TO THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY MORNING IN  
THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION  
TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (EST) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM  
SKY (%).........58 71 84 72 54  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 80 70 40 10  
TEMP............68 65 63 63 61  
RH..............79 90 99 99 100  
20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 SW 10 SW 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 15 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 600 800 800 700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 20 SW 18 W 17 W 13  
DISPERSION IDX..13 17 17 14 11  
LVORI...........4 4 5 5 7  
   
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY
 
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 43 33 25 33 41 41 44 44 47 40 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 60 62 67 70 73 76 75 75 76 75 73  
RH..............100 100 100 94 80 71 62 59 58 57 58 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 16 15 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.2 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 16 16 15 13 12 12 12 12 13  
DISPERSION IDX..10 13 23 35 45 46 44 43 48 52 51 38  
LVORI...........6 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...GIARRATANA  
REQUESTED BY...KELLY LAYTON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2602804.0/TBW  
.DELDT 02/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KELLY.LAYTON@FDACS.GOV  
 
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