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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
106 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-151-155-160-162-165-239-242-248-249-251-
255-260-262-265-122300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.HT.Y.0012.260812T1600Z-260812T2300Z/
Sumter-Pinellas-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-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 Plant City, Winter Haven, Placid Lakes,
Westchase, Bradenton, Cape Coral, Brandon, Lakeland, Captiva, Zolfo
Springs, Dade City, Anna Maria Island, Port Charlotte, Parrish, Sun
City Center, Lehigh Acres, Lake Panasoffkee, Bushnell, Apollo Beach,
Spring Hill, Wauchula, Inverness, Sarasota, Bronson, Arcadia,
Wildwood, Sanibel, Bowling Green, Fort Myers, Babcock Ranch,
Zephyrhills, Chiefland, Largo, Tampa, The Villages, Lakewood Ranch,
Englewood, Venice, Avon Park,
Clearwater, Sebring, Punta Gorda, Myakka City, St. Petersburg,
Brooksville, Williston, and North Port
106 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Florida.

* WHEN...From noon today 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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