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GMZ830 Tampa Bay Waters- 835 Pm Edt Sun Apr 28 2024
.small craft exercise caution tonight - .
Tonight - East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy. Monday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Monday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Tuesday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Tuesday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Wednesday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Wednesday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Thursday - East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Thursday night - North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Friday - East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 835 Pm Edt Sun Apr 28 2024
Synopsis - High pressure with a tight pressure gradient remains over the waters with choppy elevated westward propagating seas with cautionary level conditions ongoing and to continue through the easterly surge this evening. The sea state begins to improve Monday through mid week as winds lighten and the sea breeze returns by mid week with winds turning onshore during the afternoons along the coast.

FXUS62 KTBW 290023 AFDTBW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 823 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

New UPDATE, AVIATION

FOR THE EVENING UPDATE
Issued at 813 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 High pressure surface and aloft will hold over the region through Monday with continued dry warm conditions. A progressive U/L trough will move across the southeast U.S. and Florida Tuesday and Wednesday with a slight chance of an afternoon shower, with the best chance over the interior. High pressure will build back over the forecast area late in the week. Temperatures are expected to run several degrees above normal each day during the upcoming week and into next weekend.

DISCUSSION
Ridging aloft remains over the region but is finally weakening and shifting Eward as several shortwaves impact the ridge from the W.
Another easterly surge this evening to keep the occasionally gusty conditions in place with warm and dry temps. Strong high pressure is expected to slowly weaken in the W Atlantic Monday through mid week allowing the gradient to relax with a return of the bay and sea breezes during the afternoons.

The stronger shortwave is expected to bring upper energy through the region Tuesday afternoon with a chance of diurnal seabreeze initiated showers mainly over interior areas in Tue evening.
There may be enough residual energy and moisture lingering over the area for a slight chance of showers Wed afternoon into evening as well.

By Thu and into next weekend, stacked ridging builds back over the region with the warm and mainly dry conditions returning.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 813 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 VFR conditions will prevail tonight and Monday. Skies generally becoming FEW-SCT250 tonight. Daytime heating will generate SCT LCL BKN 050-060 at all terminals Monday afternoon.

MARINE
High pressure with a tight pressure gradient remains over the waters with choppy elevated westward propagating seas with cautionary level conditions ongoing and to continue through the easterly surge this evening. The sea state begins to improve Monday through mid week as winds lighten and the sea breeze returns by mid week with winds turning onshore during the afternoons along the coast.

FIRE WEATHER
Warm and dry high pressure continues over the region with occasionally gusty easterly flow and a few hours of low RH values along with occasionally gusty winds and high dispersions in some areas through Monday. Fire weather risk remains somewhat elevated with these conditions, however, fuels expected to remain moist enough to preclude additional concerns.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 66 86 70 86 / 0 0 0 10 FMY 66 88 67 88 / 0 10 0 20 GIF 62 86 66 87 / 0 0 0 30 SRQ 65 88 67 87 / 0 0 0 10 BKV 58 88 61 88 / 0 0 0 10 SPG 70 85 72 85 / 0 0 0 10

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

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St. Petersburg Beach Causeway
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Sun -- 06:53 AM EDT     Sunrise
Sun -- 10:06 AM EDT     Moonset
Sun -- 03:05 PM EDT     2.35 feet High Tide
Sun -- 08:03 PM EDT     Sunset
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St. Petersburg Beach Causeway, Florida, Tide feet

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Sun -- 12:40 AM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 04:21 AM EDT     1.36 knots Max Flood
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Sun -- 09:19 AM EDT     0.35 knots Min Flood
Sun -- 10:07 AM EDT     Moonset
Sun -- 02:00 PM EDT     1.02 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 04:56 PM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 08:03 PM EDT     Sunset
Sun -- 08:57 PM EDT     -2.16 knots Max Ebb
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Tampa Bay Entrance (Egmont Channel), Florida Current, knots

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