989  
FNUS72 KTBW 090658  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KR-7A PRESCRIBED FIRE...FLORIDA PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
258 AM EDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON JULY 09.  
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 8 PM EDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY, WITH RAIN CHANCES OF  
AROUND 10 PERCENT OR LESS. A WEAK SEA BREEZE CYCLE IS FORECAST  
TO SHIFT WINDS TO OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN AGAIN FRIDAY  
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 31.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........6 7 11 11 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............80 88 92 95 96  
RH..............89 69 59 51 50  
20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 5 E 6 S 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2600 4000 4500 4000  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 6 E 5 SE 6 SE 6  
DISPERSION IDX..6 19 28 30 31  
LVORI...........6 3 2 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
DISPERSION INDEX....20 DECREASING TO 6.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........28 32 14 9 6 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............94 90 86 83 80 78  
RH..............53 62 69 77 82 87  
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 3 S 3 E 5 E 5 E 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....2400 800 600 600 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 SW 6 S 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6  
DISPERSION IDX..20 2 1 3 3 2  
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 5 6  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 34 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 47 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 61  
DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 38.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........11 10 18 15 41 72  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 20 10  
TEMP............78 80 88 92 93 94  
RH..............89 89 69 60 56 55  
20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 8 E 8 SE 8 SE 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 12 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 3000 4400 5000 4100  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 8 E 10 E 10 SE 12 E 9  
DISPERSION IDX..2 8 34 57 65 50  
LVORI...........6 5 3 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...FLEMING  
REQUESTED BY...MIKE DUEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 07/09/26  
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