343  
FNUS72 KTBW 291338  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DP RX...MANATEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
938 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 29.  
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
 
 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH  
DAY AND WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED, SOILS SHOULD CONTINUE  
TO ABSORB MORE WATER, AND LOWER IMMEDIATE CONCERNS FOR DRY FUELS.  
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING WELL ABOVE CRITICAL  
THRESHOLDS, AND NO SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS FOR STRONG WINDS TO YIELD  
HIGH DISPERSIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA, FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS  
ARE LOW.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 61.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........51 47 50 52 51  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............79 84 88 89 89  
RH..............88 75 67 63 60  
20 FT WIND......W 1 NW 5 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 7 10 13 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 3500 4700 4600 3700  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NW 7 NW 10 NW 12 W 13  
DISPERSION IDX..11 33 54 64 57  
LVORI...........6 3 2 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....42 DECREASING TO 5.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........52 54 57 54 45 57  
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 0 0 10  
TEMP............88 83 79 78 77 76  
RH..............61 73 84 88 91 91  
20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 5 W 3 W 2 W 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 8 7 6 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1000 500 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 12 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 W 5  
DISPERSION IDX..42 8 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........1 3 5 6 6 7  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 55.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........65 69 62 58 57 52  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 30 30  
TEMP............75 77 82 86 87 88  
RH..............93 95 79 69 65 62  
20 FT WIND......W 1 W 2 W 3 W 8 W 10 W 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 12 16 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 2400 3300 4100 4600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 NW 7 W 12 W 10 W 12 W 14  
DISPERSION IDX..2 7 29 49 58 57  
LVORI...........7 6 3 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...PEARCE  
REQUESTED BY...MARK PROCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614642.0/TBW  
.DELDT 05/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARK.PROCH@MYMANATEE.ORG  
 
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