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WWUS72 KTBW 190432
NPWTBW
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1232 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
FLZ050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-239-242-
248-249-251-255-260-262-265-192300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.HT.Y.0019.260819T1500Z-260819T2300Z/
PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-
COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL
MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND
LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND
HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-
INLAND LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND, PARRISH, FORT MYERS,
WESTCHASE, CAPE CORAL, WINTER HAVEN, TAMPA, LAKEWOOD RANCH, ST.
PETERSBURG, CAPTIVA, CLEARWATER, HOMOSASSA, CHIEFLAND, CEDAR KEY,
SARASOTA, LEHIGH ACRES, BOWLING GREEN, ENGLEWOOD, INVERNESS, ARCADIA,
BRADENTON, HERNANDO BEACH, WAUCHULA, BRANDON, VENICE, PLACID LAKES,
MYAKKA CITY, ZOLFO SPRINGS, PLANT CITY, BAYPORT, SANIBEL, SEBRING,
DADE CITY, SPRING HILL, BRONSON, PORT RICHEY, PUNTA GORDA, SUN CITY
CENTER, APOLLO BEACH, AVON PARK, CRYSTAL RIVER, LARGO, NORTH PORT,
PORT CHARLOTTE, YANKEETOWN, BROOKSVILLE, ZEPHYRHILLS, BABCOCK RANCH,
HUDSON, LAKELAND, AND WILLISTON
1232 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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