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GMZ656 Coastal Waters From Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl Out 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From East Cape Sable To Chokoloskee Fl Out 20 Nm- Waters From Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl From 20 To 60 Nm- 401 Pm Est Fri Dec 1 2023
Tonight..E se winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Sat..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Sat night..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Sun..S se winds 5 to 10 kt becoming sw in the afternoon. Seas 0 to 1 ft. Period 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Sun night..W nw winds 5 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 0 to 1 ft. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Mon..W sw winds 5 kt becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. NEar shore, gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
Mon night..N winds 10 to 15 kt near shore...except N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt well offshore. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Tue through Wed..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Wed night..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt near shore...except N 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt well offshore. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

GMZ600 331 Pm Cst Fri Dec 1 2023
Synopsis..Moderate to occasionally strong southeast to southerly flow persists today, becoming moderate for the weekend. Light to moderate offshore flow becomes established Sunday night into early next week in the wake of a cold front.

FXUS62 KTBW 020049 AFDTBW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 749 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

New UPDATE, AVIATION

UPDATE
Upper shortwave energy continues to produce a large convective area over the N Gulf that is keeping abundant mid to high clouds over the region. Low level moisture has returned as well with high surface dewpoints. Expect low clouds or fog to form over calm wind land areas tonight otherwise warm and humid conditions continue into the weekend.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Another night of BKN-OVC120-250 with light and variable winds.
Main concern is low cloud formation overnight with MVFR/IFR CIGs or vsbys possible between 09-14Z. Conditions improve becoming VFR Sat aft 14-15Z with S-SW winds.

DISCUSSION
Issued at 208 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

Broad upper ridging extends through the Gulf of Mexico, over Florida and farther eastward to Bermuda. The surface high sits near Bermuda and ridges west-southwest over Florida keeping Florida in a south- southeast wind flow and warm air mass through the weekend. Daytime highs over the weekend will top out in the low to mid 80's with lows in the 60's.

Farther to the west, a developing area of low pressure near Missouri extends a frontal boundary southward and is producing disturbed weather over the northwestern gulf coast states. This surface low will slowly lift to the northeast with the associated cold front moving into northern Florida over the weekend and will stall out along the FL/GA line. This front will produce a chance of showers and storms, primarily over the Nature coast and northern gulf waters. The cold front will move through the Florida peninsula late Sunday into Monday with a slight chance of showers and a stray storm possible with frontal passage. High pressure will build in behind this front and will usher in some drier and cooler air starting Monday and continuing for most of next week. Temperatures are not expected to reach freezing and will only drop into the 40's and 50's overnight with Wednesday night next week being the coolest night through the period.

MARINE
Issued at 208 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

Broad high pressure centered near Bermuda ridges west-southwest over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep a southeast wind flow around 10-15 knots and rain-free conditions for today. A front approaches the area and stalls just to the north of the waters with some showers and storms possible mainly across the northern half of the waters for Friday evening and continuing through the weekend.
The cold front will move through the area late Sunday into Monday and into south Florida. This will bring a shift in the winds to the northwest for the first part of next week. Winds and seas are expected to stay below headline criteria through the period.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 208 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

High pressure near Bermuda will ridge across the area through the end of the week and into the weekend. Moisture increases today as winds shift to the south-southeast through the weekend. A front stalls to the north of the area and allows for a few showers across the north over the weekend. A cold front will then move through the area late Sunday into Monday, with a few showers and storms possible with it. Cooler and drier air expected for most of next week.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 68 81 70 80 / 0 0 10 20 FMY 70 85 70 83 / 0 0 0 0 GIF 68 84 69 84 / 0 0 10 20 SRQ 67 82 69 81 / 0 0 0 20 BKV 63 83 66 81 / 0 0 10 30 SPG 69 78 70 77 / 0 0 10 20

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

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Little Hickory Island
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Fri -- 01:32 AM EST     2.68 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:57 AM EST     Sunrise
Fri -- 10:05 AM EST     -0.33 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 10:53 AM EST     Moonset
Fri -- 05:34 PM EST     Sunset
Fri -- 09:30 PM EST     Moonrise
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Little Hickory Island, Florida, Tide feet

Point Ybel (0.4 Mi. NW of)
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Fri -- 02:21 AM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 06:58 AM EST     Sunrise
Fri -- 07:27 AM EST     -1.40 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 10:53 AM EST     Moonset
Fri -- 11:09 AM EST     0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 02:07 PM EST     0.93 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 05:35 PM EST     Sunset
Fri -- 08:58 PM EST     0.14 knots Min Flood
Fri -- 09:31 PM EST     Moonrise
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Point Ybel (0.4 Mi. NW of), Florida Current, knots

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