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| Fire Weather Watch issued April 20 at 2:30AM EDT until April 21 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL | ||
| NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL | ||
| Category | Certainty | Severity |
| Met | Possible | Severe |
| Status | Urgency | Category |
| Actual | Future | Met |
| Effective | Ends | Expires |
| 04/20/2026 02:30 AM | 04/21/2026 06:00 PM | 04/21/2026 06:00 PM |
...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND A MODERATE
SIGNIFICANT FIRE POTENTIAL WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER
TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY...
The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a
Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Tuesday afternoon.
* AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Pinellas, Polk, Hardee, Highlands,
DeSoto, Coastal Hernando, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Hillsborough,
Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte, Coastal
Lee, Inland Hernando, Inland Pasco, Inland Hillsborough,
Inland Manatee, Inland Sarasota, Inland Charlotte and Inland
Lee.
* TIMING...Tuesday afternoon.
* WINDS...East 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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Hourly Forecast
Mon, 02:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 16 mph NNE
Mon, 03:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 17 mph NNE
Mon, 04:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 18 mph NNE
Mon, 05:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 18 mph NE
Mon, 06:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 20 mph NE
Mon, 07:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 20 mph NE
Mon, 08:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 20 mph NE
Mon, 09:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 18 mph NE
Mon, 10:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 18 mph NE
Mon, 11:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 17 mph NE
Mon, 12:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 16 mph NE
Mon, 01:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 16 mph NE
Mon, 02:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 15 mph NE
Mon, 03:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 16 mph NE
Mon, 04:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 17 mph NE
Mon, 05:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 18 mph NE
Mon, 06:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 20 mph NE
Mon, 07:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 21 mph NE
Mon, 08:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 20 mph NE
Mon, 09:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 21 mph NE
Mon, 10:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 20 mph NE
Mon, 11:00 PM
Partly CloudyWinds: 17 mph NE
Tue, 12:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 16 mph NE
Tue, 01:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 16 mph NE
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
A weak cold front will move through the waters tonight with increasing winds and seas to start the week. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect tonight into Tuesday, but breezy northeast to east winds will continue into midweek. Winds and seas will subside for the second half of the week.
Gulf coastal waters from Bonita Beach to the mouth of the Suwannee River out to 60 NM. Important notice to mariners.marine forecasts are issued at least four times a day. Boaters on extended trips should routinely monitor subsequent forecast issuances and updates for the latest marine weather information. The wave heights are forecast as significant wave height which is the average of the highest one-third of the waves. The highest waves may rarely be twice the significant wave height. The winds and seas near thunderstorms may be higher than forecast.