488  
FNUS72 KTBW 090701  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CMR 4B SOUTH...SARASOTA COUNTY FIRE DEPT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
301 AM EDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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  
LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. A WEAK SEA BREEZE CYCLE IS FORECAST  
TO SHIFT WINDS TO OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN AGAIN FRIDAY  
DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....18 INCREASING TO 36.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........15 11 15 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............88 93 96 97  
RH..............69 58 50 49  
20 FT WIND......E 5 E 3 SE 6 W 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 7 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....3200 4400 5200 5000  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 S 6  
DISPERSION IDX..15 25 31 37  
LVORI...........3 2 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
DISPERSION INDEX....26 DECREASING TO 2.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........19 12 7 16 11 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............95 90 86 83 81 79  
RH..............52 63 70 76 79 84  
20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 SW 3 SW 2 SE 3 E 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 6 6 6 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1100 500 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 W 7 W 5 SW 3 SE 5 SE 5  
DISPERSION IDX..26 3 1 2 2 2  
LVORI...........2 3 4 4 4 5  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 55  
DECREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 32.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 11 22 38 46  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 20  
TEMP............77 79 88 93 96 96  
RH..............88 89 68 56 48 49  
20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 S 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 10 10 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 3000 5000 6400 4500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 SE 6 SE 8 E 9 SE 8 E 9  
DISPERSION IDX..1 6 33 54 57 43  
LVORI...........6 5 3 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...FLEMING  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW BRADY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 07/09/26  
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