A tongue-in-cheek Florida forecast for July 4 from Matt Devitt. (Image: MattDevittWeather/Instagram)Devitt, arguably Southwest Florida’s best-known meteorologist, says the records are private and have little relevance to claims brought by the television station following his dismissal earlier this year. Devitt built a large online following covering severe weather in southwest Florida, becoming one of the region’s most recognizable television personalities. Devitt was fired January 8 after roughly a decade at WINK and had amassed more than a million Facebook followers. “WINK tv owes all of us an explanation for what happened with Matt Devitt.