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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1203 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-239-
242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-152300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.HT.Y.0015.260815T1500Z-260815T2300Z/
Sumter-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 Apollo Beach, Myakka City, Bayport, Plant
City, Sebring, Lake Panasoffkee, Avon Park, Hernando Beach, Punta
Gorda, Lehigh Acres, Winter Haven, Sanibel, Westchase, Captiva,
Chiefland, Fort Myers, Placid Lakes, Hudson, Venice, Englewood, Cape
Coral, Largo, Anna Maria Island, Bowling Green, Wauchula, Bronson,
Williston, Port Charlotte, Crystal River, Brandon, Brooksville,
Parrish, North Port, Wildwood, Clearwater, Zolfo Springs, Bradenton,
Lakeland, Sarasota, Zephyrhills, Yankeetown,
Cedar Key, St. Petersburg, Port Richey, Lakewood Ranch,
Homosassa, Arcadia, Dade City, Inverness, Spring Hill, Bushnell,
Babcock Ranch, Tampa, The Villages, and Sun City Center
1203 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected.

* WHERE...All 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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