Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
536
FNUS72 KTBW 191221
FWSTBW
Spot Forecast for HC Rx LGS-30...HC ELM
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
821 AM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EDT on August 19.
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...
Winds will be northeast today, with scattered storms expected this
afternoon and evening. Conditions will be drier tomorrow, with much
lower rain chances.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Isolated showers
and thunderstorms early in the afternoon.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 94.
Min humidity........58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 6 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Mixing height.......4700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 8 to 12 mph.
Dispersion index....16 increasing to 51.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
Sky (%).........18 22 40 49 50
Weather cov..... ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
Weather type....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........ ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 20 50 40
Temp............80 87 91 92 91
RH..............92 73 64 58 61
20 ft wind......NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 8 NE 9
20 ft wind gust.8 12 13 14 15
Mix hgt (ft)....1200 3100 3900 4700 3600
Transport wind..NE 9 NE 9 NE 8 NE 9 N 12
Dispersion idx..16 36 45 51 51
LVORI...........6 2 1 1 1
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent) then becoming
clear (0-10 percent). Scattered showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 74.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph in the evening
becoming light, then becoming north around 5
mph after 3 am. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms early in the
evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 12 mph.
Dispersion index....37 decreasing to 3.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........46 38 17 6 4 5
Weather cov.....SCTTRD
Weather type....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........SCTTRD
Chc of pcpn (%).40 10 10 0 0 0
Temp............89 83 81 79 77 75
RH..............63 74 79 85 91 94
20 ft wind......NE 9 NE 6 NE 6 N 5 N 3 N 5
20 ft wind gust.14 12 9 8 7 7
Mix hgt (ft)....2200 500 500 500 400 400
Transport wind..N 10 NE 9 NE 8 NE 7 N 6 N 7
Dispersion idx..37 4 2 3 2 2
LVORI...........1 3 4 5 6 6
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Scattered showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 94.
Min humidity........55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 8 to 13 mph.
Dispersion index....9 increasing to 54.
LVORI...............4.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Sky (%).........5 6 11 21 36 33
Weather cov..... SCTTRD SCTTRD
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........ SCTTRD SCTTRD
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 10 30 30
Temp............75 76 84 88 91 91
RH..............95 95 78 68 58 56
20 ft wind......N 5 N 6 N 7 N 8 NW 8 NW 9
20 ft wind gust.8 9 10 13 14 15
Mix hgt (ft)....400 700 2300 3800 5200 5400
Transport wind..N 8 N 13 N 12 N 10 N 9 NW 8
Dispersion idx..5 12 31 47 54 56
LVORI...........7 5 3 1 1 1
$$
Forecaster...Carlisle
Requested by...HC ELM
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2520213.0/TBW
.DELDT 08/19/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL raymonds@hcfl.gov