063 WWUS72 KTBW 170440 NPWTBW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1240 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-172300- /O.NEW.KTBW.HT.Y.0017.260817T1500Z-260817T2300Z/ 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 Parrish, Lakeland, Hudson, Lakewood Ranch, Port Charlotte, Sanibel, Anna Maria Island, Cape Coral, Dade City, Sarasota, Inverness, Punta Gorda, North Port, Cedar Key, Apollo Beach, Venice, Zephyrhills, Chiefland, Babcock Ranch, Spring Hill, Clearwater, Placid Lakes, Brandon, Sun City Center, Lake Panasoffkee, Homosassa, Myakka City, Bayport, Crystal River, Bowling Green, Lehigh Acres, Avon Park, Hernando Beach, Tampa, Bradenton, Captiva, Fort Myers, Zolfo Springs, The Villages, Port Richey, Williston, Yankeetown, Bushnell, Wauchula, Westchase, Winter Haven, Englewood, Brooksville, St. Petersburg, Sebring, Plant City, Largo, Bronson, Wildwood, and Arcadia 1240 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 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. && $$