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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1230 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-239-
242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-162300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.HT.Y.0016.260816T1500Z-260816T2300Z/
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 Placid Lakes, Tampa, Bradenton, Plant City,
Babcock Ranch, Sun City Center, Sanibel, Myakka City, Westchase,
Sarasota, Yankeetown, Cape Coral, Spring Hill, Dade City, Bronson,
Winter Haven, Lehigh Acres, Port Charlotte, The Villages, Largo,
Punta Gorda, Williston, Crystal River, Fort Myers, Wauchula, Parrish,
Chiefland, Lakewood Ranch, Sebring, Bayport, Apollo Beach, Lake
Panasoffkee, Homosassa, Brooksville, Port Richey, Cedar Key, Venice,
Zephyrhills, Wildwood, Hernando Beach, Inverness, North Port, Bowling
Green, Hudson, Avon Park,
Lakeland, Englewood, Brandon, Captiva, St. Petersburg,
Clearwater, Zolfo Springs, Anna Maria Island, Arcadia, and Bushnell
1230 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

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

* WHAT...Heat index values of 108 to 112 expected.

* WHERE...Portions 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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