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Marine Weather and Tides Gulfport, FL Version 3.4

NOTICE 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 7:20AM

Sunset 6:02PM

Monday January 20, 2020 7:36 AM EST (12:36 UTC)

Moonrise 3:32AM

Moonset 2:29PM

Illumination 22%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Gulfport, FL

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Area Discussion for - Tampa Bay, FL

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FXUS62 KTBW 201126 AFDTBW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 626 AM EST Mon Jan 20 2020

AVIATION. Some brief periods of MVFR ceilings possible for the next hour, then becoming VFR for the remainder of the period. Winds will remain out of the north around 8-12 knots through the day. No other aviation impacts expected.

Prev Discussion. /issued 243 AM EST Mon Jan 20 2020/

.MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

DISCUSSION . The forecast for the next few days will be dominated by strong cold air advection in the wake of the recent cold front, which will be reinforced periodically as a couple of strong shortwaves dig into the southeastern US. As this cooler and drier air filters south into the Florida Peninsula today, clouds will gradually clear out by this afternoon, but the breezy north winds will prevent temperatures from breaking out of the 50s over the Nature Coast, although southwest Florida should still warm up to the mid to upper 60s. Although these breezy winds will be out of the north, onshore wave action will create a high risk of rip currents at area beaches throughout the day.

The cold air advection will continue overnight, with a Freeze Warning in effect for Levy County early Tuesday morning. Farther south, isolated spots could still touch freezing briefly, although most areas should only drop into the mid to upper 30s, with some 40s along the coast. Apparent temperatures will drop into the 20s over the Nature Coast counties and low to mid 30s as far south as Charlotte County, but wind speeds are not forecast to be high enough to warrant a Wind Chill Advisory at this time.

The cold air advection will continue on Tuesday in spite of some sunny skies, with highs generally topping out in the 50s and low 60s. Tuesday night is forecast to be the coldest night of the week, with a Freeze Watch in effect for Levy, Citrus, Hernando, and Sumter Counties. Farther south, wind speeds will be a little higher than tonight, so a Wind Chill Advisory may end up being needed for much of the area.

Temperatures will start to moderate Wednesday and Thursday as winds turn to easterly. Winds will continue to veer to southerly Thursday night and Friday ahead of the next front developing over the western Gulf of Mexico, with highs on Friday expected to be back above normal, generally reaching into the mid to upper 70s. The southerly low level flow will also allow for building atmospheric moisture, leading to some isolated to scattered showers Thursday night through Friday night. The cold front is expected to pass through the area on Saturday, resulting in another cool down, although this will be a much more mild cold air mass than the current event, and temperatures will not approach freezing.

AVIATION . MVFR and occasional IFR ceilings will gradually clear out of the area from north to south during the rest of the overnight and early morning hours. VFR conditions will then generally hold through the rest of the day under breezy north and northwest winds.

MARINE . High pressure will build in to the eastern Gulf of Mexico from the northwest today through Wednesday in the wake of the recent cold front, setting up breezy northerly winds. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the Gulf waters north of Englewood through 10 AM this morning, with exercise caution conditions elsewhere. Winds will subside slightly by late morning, but will remain around exercise caution thresholds into Tuesday. Wind speeds will increase again over the eastern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday afternoon and evening, likely resulting in another Small Craft Advisory.

Winds will gradually subside Wednesday morning through Thursday as the ridge of high pressure settles in to the north of the waters and winds turn to easterly. Thursday night and Friday, winds will turn to southerly ahead of an approaching cold front, resulting in increasing chances of showers.

FIRE WEATHER . Cooler and drier air will fill into the area behind the front today, with relative humidity percentages dropping into the mid 30s for a few hours in some locations this afternoon and again Tuesday afternoon. However, wind speeds are not expected to be high enough to trigger Red Flag Warnings.

Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs. TPA 61 41 57 35 / 0 0 0 0 FMY 68 44 63 38 / 0 0 0 0 GIF 63 40 58 35 / 0 0 0 0 SRQ 63 41 59 36 / 0 0 0 0 BKV 60 32 56 29 / 0 0 0 0 SPG 60 46 57 40 / 0 0 0 0

TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. FL . Freeze Watch from late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning for Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Levy-Inland Citrus-Inland Hernando-Inland Levy-Sumter.

High Rip Current Risk through this evening for Coastal Charlotte- Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Lee-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-Pinellas.

Freeze Warning from 3 AM to 9 AM EST Tuesday for Coastal Levy- Inland Levy.

Gulf waters . Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM.



AVIATION . 74/Wynn DECISION SUPPORT . 69/Close

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
CLBF1	0 mi	102 min	NNE 4.1 G 8.9	49°F			1020.2 hPa
SAPF1 - 8726520 - St. Petersburg, FL	4 mi	54 min	N 7 G 14	50°F	69°F		1021.6 hPa
MTBF1	7 mi	84 min	NNE 21 G 26	53°F			1021.2 hPa	36°F
GCTF1	9 mi	54 min		50°F			1021.7 hPa	30°F
PMAF1	10 mi	48 min		51°F	63°F		1021.3 hPa
OPTF1 - 8726607 - Old Port Tampa, FL	11 mi	48 min	N 16 G 23	49°F	68°F		1021.8 hPa
42098	16 mi	36 min			68°F	5 ft
CWBF1 - 8726724 - Clearwater Beach, FL	18 mi	54 min	NNE 13 G 19	50°F	68°F		1022.3 hPa
MCYF1	18 mi	48 min			70°F
TPAF1 - 8726694 - TPA Cruise Terminal 2, Tampa, FL	19 mi	54 min	N 8.9 G 13
TSHF1 - 8726667 - East Bay Causeway, FL	19 mi	54 min	N 6 G 14
FHPF1 - Fred Howard Park, FL	29 mi	102 min	NNE 12 G 14	49°F			1022.1 hPa
VENF1 - Venice, FL	48 mi	36 min	N 14 G 17	54°F	69°F		1020.6 hPa (+1.8)	41°F

Wind History for St. Petersburg, FL

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Albert Whitted Airport, FL	4 mi	43 min	N 16 G 19	10.00 mi	Fair	51°F	35°F	54%	1021.4 hPa
St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport, FL	12 mi	43 min	N 10	10.00 mi	Fair	50°F	32°F	50%	1022.1 hPa
Tampa, Tampa International Airport, FL	18 mi	43 min	N 14 G 18	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	47°F	26°F	44%	1022.3 hPa
Tampa, Peter O Knight Airport, FL	18 mi	41 min	NNE 6 G 14	10.00 mi	Overcast	48°F	33°F	58%	1022.3 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Gulfport, Boca Ciega Bay, Florida

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Tide / Current Tables for Port Manatee, Tampa Bay, Florida Current

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Weather Map

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Wind Forecast for Tampa Bay, FL (7,2,3,4)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Tampa Bay Area, FL

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Gulf Stream Current

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