Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Gulfport, FL

FXUS62 KTBW 161821 AFDTBW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 221 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

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DISCUSSION
Issued at 220 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

Broad upper ridging over the gulf extends northeastward over Florida and along the eastern seaboard. This persistent ridge will become more west-east oriented over the weekend and into next week and will shift slightly eastward. On the surface, high pressure ridging across Florida remains the dominant weather feature through the weekend and first half of next week. This will lead to rain-free conditions and above average temperatures across west central and southwest Florida for a majority of the forecast period. The only weather concern will be the heat each afternoon with daytime highs topping out in the upper 80's along the coast, to the mid 90's over the interior. Heat indices will reach 100-105 degrees as well each afternoon. By next Wednesday, the upper ridge and surface high pressure shifts southward as upper troughing and a frontal boundary moves through the southeast U.S. This front will bring a slight chance of showers to the area Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon. This will also bring some relief to the oppressive heat bringing temperatures down a few degrees closer to average, as well as some lower humidity, for the latter part of next week.
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