399  
FNUS72 KTBW 310832  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RYE PRESERVE RX...MANATEE COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
432 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 31.  
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 WILL HOLD OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH CONTINUED WARM  
RATHER HUMID CONDITIONS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 66 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 55.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........40 29 20 22 25 33 49 56 60 66  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............66 69 74 78 82 84 85 87 86 85  
RH..............97 94 85 76 65 60 57 51 53 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 15 14 14 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.3 2.4 3.3 4.0 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 16 15 14 13 12 10 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..12 27 45 61 68 70 69 68 63 55  
LVORI...........6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....39 DECREASING TO 6.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........68 67 73 68 63 57 58 48 41 42 43 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 80 76 74 73 71 70 69 68 66 65 65  
RH..............56 64 72 77 80 81 83 85 86 92 94 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 14 14 12 10 12 10 10 9 8  
DISPERSION IDX..39 22 8 4 5 8 8 7 7 6 6 6  
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 15 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 89.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 49 47 43 40 37 39 41 42 43 43 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............64 64 64 67 72 77 81 83 84 85 85 84  
RH..............96 96 96 92 82 72 64 58 54 51 51 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 2.6 3.8 4.5 5.1 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 13 14 14 13 13 14 14 15 15  
DISPERSION IDX..4 4 9 25 45 63 75 83 88 90 90 87  
LVORI...........8 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...OGLESBY  
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS REYNOLDS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608604.0/TBW  
.DELDT 03/31/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TOM.REYNOLDS@MYMANATEE.ORG  
 
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