605 FXUS62 KTBW 091305 AFDTBWArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 905 AM EDT Tue Sep 9 2025
...New UPDATE, AVIATION...
.UPDATE... Issued at 905 AM EDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Early this morning we continue to have a stalled boundary across north Florida with a weak area of low pressure over the eastern Gulf with some patches of light rain streaming into coastal counties from convection well offshore. Otherwise, skies are partly to mostly cloudy across the region with plenty of moisture in place, precipitable water around 2 inches so that with some daytime heating we should see scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms develop and continue into this evening. Overall forecast looks ok with no major changes planned at this time.
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.AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 905 AM EDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Some areas of IFR/LIFR ceilings will be possible early this morning along with patchy light rain. Later this morning into this evening scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop causing periods of MVFR/local IFR conditions. East to southeast winds at 4 to 8 knots are expected for most of the TAF forecast period, but could see some gusty erratic winds near convection.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 309 AM EDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Currently at the surface, the persistent weak area of low pressure continues to spin over the eastern Gulf, but is forecast to drift west into the central Gulf through midweek then gradually dissipate through the second half of the week. Today and Wednesday, this feature will continue to pump tropical moisture into the area under south and southwest low level flow, continuing the recent pattern of numerous showers and storms in the overnight and early morning hours over the eastern Gulf and shifting into the coast at times, then thunderstorms developing over the Florida Peninsula during the afternoon and early evening. The marginal risk of excessive rainfall leading to flooding will continue for virtually the entire forecast area today and again on Wednesday.
Thursday through the weekend, an upper level trough will swing into the southeastern US, pushing a stalled frontal boundary south through the Florida Peninsula and bringing drier air into the area from north to south. The progress will be gradual, with rain chances dropping a little bit each day, and generally lower rain chances to the north each day. But by Sunday, the pattern change will be complete, with only 10-20 percent rain chances expected across the area. In addition to the lower rain coverage, humidity should be noticeably lower by the end of the week as well.
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.MARINE... Issued at 309 AM EDT Tue Sep 9 2025
A surface area of low pressure over the eastern Gulf will drift west into the central Gulf through the middle of the week as a weak frontal boundary sags south into the area. Deep moisture wrapping around this low will continue to fuel numerous to widespread showers and storms each day through Thursday. Drier air filling in from the north behind the front will then bring lower rain chances in late in the week and into the weekend. Easterly winds over the Gulf waters north of Tarpon Springs currently running around 15-20 knots will lay down by mid morning, but will increase to Exercise Caution levels again overnight tonight.
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.FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 309 AM EDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Deep moisture holding over the area will produce widespread thunderstorms each of the next couple of days. No humidity concerns.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 86 76 88 76 / 80 50 80 30 FMY 87 76 89 76 / 80 50 70 30 GIF 88 74 90 74 / 80 50 80 30 SRQ 86 74 88 75 / 80 60 70 40 BKV 86 71 87 71 / 90 50 80 20 SPG 84 75 86 75 / 80 60 80 40
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Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Tuesday: 6 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Wednesday: 4
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https://www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
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.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...None.
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UPDATE/AVIATION...Close DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...Fleming DECISION SUPPORT...Pearce UPPER AIR...Shiveley
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