516 FXUS62 KTBW 030734 AFDTBWArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 334 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...
.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 334 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
- Increasing winds will continue to cause hazardous boating conditions beginning through Sunday morning.
- Scattered to numerous showers and storms will develop each day, mainly in the afternoon and early evening hours.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 334 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Currently at the surface, a broad area of high pressure centered over the Eastern Seaboard is established to the north of Florida as a weak tropical wave is starting to develop over the southern Bahamas. Today through the weekend, the ridge will hold in place as this tropical wave lifts northwest into the eastern Gulf, creating a tight pressure gradient over the forecast area and supporting rather breezy northeast and east winds. With ample available moisture, scattered to numerous thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and early evening will develop each day and move generally east to west across the area, with the highest rain chances over the interior.
Sunday through the first half of next week, surface ridging will remain centered north of Florida, but the pressure gradient and resultant winds will relax a little bit. As mid level ridging builds in overhead, rain chances will also drop slightly Tuesday through the end of the week, with isolated to scattered coverage expected each day.
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.AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 334 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Some MVFR ceilings will be possible this morning as moisture moves west across the area, but VFR conditions are expected to return by around 14z. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop during the afternoon, and could cause periods of reduced flight category disruptions at area terminals, mainly from 18-23z. After the rain clears out, reduced ceilings could cause MVFR conditions to develop again during the overnight hours.
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.MARINE... Issued at 334 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
High pressure is continuing to build in from the north as a weak surface wave develops near southern Florida this weekend and lifts northwest into the eastern Gulf. This pattern will continue to create a tight pressure gradient with breezy east and northeast winds and scattered showers and thunderstorms each day. Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected to persist through at least Saturday night, then conditions will gradually improve early next week.
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.FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 324 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Surface high pressure ridging north of Florida is setting up breezy northeast and east winds today and Saturday, with scattered to numerous showers each day, mainly in the afternoons. No humidity concerns.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 88 75 88 75 / 20 10 40 20 FMY 87 73 88 74 / 40 20 50 20 GIF 87 73 85 73 / 30 20 50 40 SRQ 88 72 89 74 / 30 10 40 20 BKV 87 70 86 71 / 20 10 40 30 SPG 86 75 86 75 / 20 10 30 20
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.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EDT Sunday for Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-Tampa Bay waters- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM.
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Fleming
NWS TBW Office Area Forecast Discussion