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GMZ853 Coastal Waters From Englewood To Tarpon Springs Fl Out 20 Nm- 848 Pm Edt Fri May 3 2024
Tonight - Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight, then becoming southeast late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Saturday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Saturday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms. Sunday - Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the evening. Monday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Monday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Tuesday - Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. Tuesday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Wednesday - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.

GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 848 Pm Edt Fri May 3 2024
Synopsis - High pressure off the carolina coastline ridges across florida and into the gulf of mexico and remains in control over the gulf waters through the period. Mostly rain free conditions are anticipated with winds remaining 15 knots or less and seas 2 feet or less making for pleasant boating conditions through the weekend. A sea breeze is expected close to the coast each afternoon and evening. A weak front will move north of the area during the weekend, but highest chances of rain are expected to be over land.

FXUS62 KTBW 040749 AFDTBW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 349 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER

DISCUSSION
Issued at 348 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

An upper level ridge is currently extending from Florida north into eastern Canada, while surface high pressure over the Atlantic ridges across northern Florida into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. This surface ridge will hold through the weekend and early next week, then shift south during the middle to later portion of the week.
Southeasterly/easterly flow the next few days will become more southerly during the second half of the week, with daily sea breeze circulations turning winds onshore near the coast each afternoon.

Enough moisture will be present to allow for isolated to scattered showers and storms this afternoon along sea breeze boundaries.
Moisture will increase slightly on Sunday, leading to higher rain chances, then drier air will start to shift in through the first half of the work week and limit rain chances. Otherwise, the stacked ridging will lead to building temperatures, with afternoon highs climbing into the mid 90s over the interior Wednesday through Friday. Despite the warm temperatures, heat index values are forecast to remain around 100 or less, and will not approach local Heat Advisory thresholds (108).

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 348 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

VFR conditions will hold through at least the morning hours.
Isolated to scattered showers and storms will develop this afternoon and evening, and could briefly impact area terminals, with the highest chances over southwest Florida around KRSW, KFMY, and KPGD, and over the interior around KLAL.

MARINE
Issued at 348 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

Atlantic high pressure will ridge into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico through the rest of the weekend and into early next week, with southeasterly flow turning onshore near the coast each afternoon with the sea breeze. The ridge will drift south Tuesday and Wednesday, with winds becoming slightly more southerly. Wind speeds will remain below headline criteria. Rain chances will remain low, but a few sea breeze storms could drift into the waters each day during the afternoon and evening hours.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 348 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

Relative humidity may briefly drop to critically low levels each afternoon this weekend, mainly over the interior. However, wind speeds are not forecast to be fast enough to cause Red Flag Conditions. Otherwise, spotty high dispersion indices will be possible each afternoon.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 89 73 89 73 / 20 20 30 10 FMY 90 70 90 70 / 30 30 40 20 GIF 91 70 90 69 / 30 20 50 10 SRQ 89 71 89 71 / 20 20 30 10 BKV 91 65 90 65 / 20 20 40 10 SPG 87 75 87 74 / 20 20 30 10

TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.

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Sat -- 04:25 AM EDT     Moonrise
Sat -- 04:55 AM EDT     0.17 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 06:48 AM EDT     Sunrise
Sat -- 11:12 AM EDT     1.63 feet High Tide
Sat -- 04:35 PM EDT     Moonset
Sat -- 05:35 PM EDT     0.49 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 08:05 PM EDT     Sunset
Sat -- 11:04 PM EDT     1.52 feet High Tide
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Tampa Bay (Sunshine Skyway Bridge)
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Sat -- 12:09 AM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 03:21 AM EDT     -1.10 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 04:26 AM EDT     Moonrise
Sat -- 06:22 AM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 06:48 AM EDT     Sunrise
Sat -- 09:49 AM EDT     1.53 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 01:10 PM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 04:10 PM EDT     -1.19 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 04:36 PM EDT     Moonset
Sat -- 07:16 PM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 08:06 PM EDT     Sunset
Sat -- 10:22 PM EDT     1.28 knots Max Flood
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Tampa Bay (Sunshine Skyway Bridge), Florida Current, knots

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