370  
FNUS72 KTBW 241317  
FWSTBW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KICCO_TICK ISLAND SLOUGH...SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
917 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.  
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  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH BREEZY  
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS USHERING DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR TO  
END THE WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL  
THRESHOLDS TODAY WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15  
MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....22 INCREASING TO 51.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........60 50 50 50 50  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 40 30  
TEMP............77 84 86 87 83  
RH..............91 76 70 66 75  
20 FT WIND......N 8 N 9 N 12 N 13 N 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 21 24 26  
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2700 3300 3300 2900  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 14 N 15 N 15 N 16  
DISPERSION IDX..22 47 49 51 51  
LVORI...........5 3 2 2 3  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....39 DECREASING TO 6.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........40 20 10 10 10 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 76 75 74 73 72  
RH..............77 90 92 95 94 97  
20 FT WIND......N 13 N 10 N 9 N 9 N 9 N 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 18 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 800 600 700 1100 900  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 14 N 14 N 15 N 15 N 15  
DISPERSION IDX..39 9 7 6 6 6  
LVORI...........3 5 6 6 5 6  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
26 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 55.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........30 25 20 25 40 60  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 20 20  
TEMP............71 72 80 84 85 82  
RH..............96 97 74 66 62 67  
20 FT WIND......N 9 N 11 N 15 N 15 N 15 NE 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 23 24 24 26  
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1100 2500 3500 4400 3300  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 15 N 16 N 16 N 14 N 15  
DISPERSION IDX..6 18 42 55 55 54  
LVORI...........5 5 3 1 1 1  
 
 
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