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FNUS72 KTBW 180820
FWSTBW
SPOT FORECAST FOR GATOR HOLE PRESERVE BU4+5...LEE COUNTY CONSERVATION 20/20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
420 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JUNE 18.
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.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WITH SLIGHT AFTERNOON SHOWER AND
STORM CHANCES. WINDS 10-15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING
THROUGH THE EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE CONCERNS ANTICIPATED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....20 INCREASING TO 49.
LVORI...............3.
TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........28 39 45 47 43
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20
TEMP............84 89 92 93 91
RH..............80 68 61 59 62
20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 8 S 9 SW 10 SW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 15 16 16
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 3700 4300 3800 3500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 SW 12
DISPERSION IDX..20 46 53 52 44
LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........38 56 63 59 44 43
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............91 87 84 81 80 79
RH..............63 71 79 85 89 92
20 FT WIND......SW 9 S 6 S 3 S 2 SE 2 SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 9 6 5 6 7
MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1200 700 500 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6
DISPERSION IDX..32 5 1 2 3 2
LVORI...........1 3 4 5 6 6
JUNETEENTH
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 39 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 53 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 40.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........38 26 34 45 47 53
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 20 20
TEMP............79 80 87 91 92 91
RH..............92 89 71 62 59 61
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 S 6 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 12 14 15
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 3300 4500 4900 3800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 8 S 7 S 8 SW 10 W 10
DISPERSION IDX..3 8 24 43 56 49
LVORI...........6 5 3 1 1 1
FORECASTER...HURT
REQUESTED BY...HANNA JOERGENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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