# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
# DETAILS
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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.
ISSUED AT
Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM EDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Coastal Manatee, Inland Lee, Inland Levy, Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Lee, Coastal Levy, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Sarasota, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Inland Charlotte, Inland Citrus, Inland Hernando, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Manatee, Inland Pasco, Inland Sarasota, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter
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