035 FXUS62 KTBW 180357 AFDTBWArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1157 PM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025
...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...
.DISCUSSION... Issued at 1131 PM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025 A surface trough persists across south Florida. Sharp contrast between much drier air across north Florida and relatively deep tropical moisture across south Florida. This will set-up another day of relatively high pops with the risk for locally heavy rain for southwest and portions of the central Florida peninsula...with pops gradually decreasing heading north with dry conditions and little in the way of pops across the northern nature coast.
On Friday, the drier air to the north will sink south as the pool of deep tropical moisture shifts east of the Florida peninsula. This will lead to predominately dry conditions with only chance pops mainly south of Sarasota. The drier air will hold over the forecast area Saturday and Sunday with a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm mainly over the interior and southwest Florida each day.
On Monday, boundary layer flow will shift to the east and southeast allowing deep layer moisture to advect back over the region with an increasing chance of afternoon showers/thunderstorms across the forecast area...which will persist through mid week. The deeper moisture will increase the risk for locally heavy rain each afternoon mainly central and south.
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.AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1131 PM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025 VFR CIGs 250 expected at all terminals the remainder of tonight and on Thursday. Daytime heating will create SCT LCL BKN 025-035 Thursday morning...lifting to VFR CIGs 035-040 during the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop Thursday afternoon with the best chance vcnty PGD/FMY/RSW with LCL MVFR CIGs and IFR VSBYs.
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.MARINE... Issued at 1131 PM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025 Predominately east to northeast winds below cautionary levels will persist through the weekend, becoming onshore near the coast each afternoon. Main hazard will be isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms each day/night which may create locally gusty winds and rough seas.
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.FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1131 PM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025 No fire weather hazards are expected as sufficient moisture will keep minimum afternoon relative humidity values above critical levels each day.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 89 74 90 75 / 50 30 30 10 FMY 86 74 88 73 / 60 40 60 30 GIF 89 70 90 73 / 60 40 40 10 SRQ 88 72 88 73 / 50 30 40 20 BKV 89 68 90 68 / 40 20 30 10 SPG 86 74 87 75 / 50 30 30 10
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Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Thursday: 2 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Friday: 3
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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DISCUSSION/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...Oglesby DECISION SUPPORT...Wynn UPPER AIR/CLIMATE...Wynn
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