619
FNUS72 KTBW 231212
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING BFCT...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
812 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 23.
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
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN DRY
WEATHER WITH STEADY WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 6-12 MPH AND
OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. GENERALLY GOOD
DISPERSION CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED GIVEN THE STEADY
WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS IN PLACE, BUT MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL BE MODERATE AROUND 4000 FT DUE TO
THE MARINE INFLUENCE OF THE WIND COMING IN OFF THE
GULF WATERS.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH NW WINDS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY ALSO
DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39 INCREASING TO 54 LATE IN THE MORNING.
LVORI...............2.
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........11 2 6 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 76 80 79
RH..............83 59 51 51
20 FT WIND......W 6 W 10 W 12 W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.9 15 18 20
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 3300 3900 3400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 15 W 15 W 15
DISPERSION IDX..39 57 55 56
LVORI...........3 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....37 DECREASING TO 4.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........3 5 6 11 27 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 67 63 60 60 60
RH..............58 81 94 100 100 100
20 FT WIND......W 10 W 6 W 5 W 3 W 3 W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.16 12 9 7 7 7
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 700 500 400 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 12 W 10 W 10 W 12 W 12
DISPERSION IDX..37 5 3 5 5 4
LVORI...........1 4 7 9 9 9
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
9 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 61
DECREASING TO 52 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........38 55 21 25 43 55
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 40 40
TEMP............59 60 68 77 81 79
RH..............100 100 85 67 60 65
20 FT WIND......W 3 N 2 N 6 NE 8 NE 8 NE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 10 13 14 15
MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 1700 2800 3900 3000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 N 9 NE 15 NE 16 NE 14 NE 15
DISPERSION IDX..4 9 33 54 63 59
LVORI...........9 8 4 1 1 1
FORECASTER...GIARRATANA
REQUESTED BY...JASON PACKARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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