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The Trail 13 wildfire in Citrus, Florida, burned 690 acres before being fully contained. Homes in the affected area faced damage from fire.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 690 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS TBW
Area Forecast Discussion
Rain and thunderstorms with gusty winds likely through the weekend across west-central Florida.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 237 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026
...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Increasing rain chances through the weekend. Strong gusty winds, heavy rainfall and frequent lightning are likely.
- A low, 20 perecnt, chance of a low pressure system formation in the Eastern Gulf through 7 days.
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.DISCUSSION... Upper TUTT and surface easterly wave we've been discussing for a week now are both finally moving from the FL Peninsula into the SE Gulf as seen in satellite imagery and multi layer analysis early this morning. W Central FL is expected to be on moist and unstable side of the system with extra upper energy today into the weekend as a surface low also tries to develop near the area. This overall pattern will bring increased higher chances of beneficial rain.
Radar and hi-res guidance continue to show coastal convergent convection from around the Tampa Bay area into the Suncoast ongoing to become enhance through the morning commute with several rounds of slow moving showers and thunderstorms likely today into the weekend. Diurnal heating and outflow and…
- News paxtonmedia.com
Withlacoochee Forest fire contained at 690 acres
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