Heat Advisory

Status

New Event Active alert

Start Time

Wed 08/12/2026 12:00 PM EDT

End Time

Wed 08/12/2026 07:00 PM EDT

Significance

Advisory

Impacts

Low impact

Locations Affected

Tampa, FL ∙ Saint Petersburg, FL ∙ Cape Coral, FL ∙ Lakeland, FL ∙ Clearwater, FL ∙ Largo, FL ∙ Fort Myers, FL ∙ Sarasota, FL ∙ North Port, FL ∙ Bradenton, FL

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 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.

Technical Header

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