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GMZ830 Tampa Bay Waters- 133 Am Est Thu Dec 7 2023
Today..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Tonight..East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday night..East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Saturday..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday night..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated Thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
Sunday night..West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers with isolated Thunderstorms in the evening.
Monday..North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.

GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 133 Am Est Thu Dec 7 2023
Synopsis.. High pressure will hold over the waters through Saturday. A strong cold front will move across the waters Sunday and Sunday night with increasing winds and seas behind the front, with advisory level winds and seas likely into Monday. Winds will shift more easterly Thursday and remain below advisory levels.

FXUS62 KTBW 071141 AFDTBW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 641 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

New AVIATION

AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 639 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

VFR conditions and winds less than 10 knots expected through the period.

DISCUSSION
Issued at 102 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

Very cool start today, but temperatures will warm up rather quickly under mostly sunny skies with high temperatures in the 70s. Warming trend will continue over the weekend as surface high pressure slides east of Florida and return east to southeast flow develops. High temperatures Saturday and Sunday will run in the mid to upper 70s north
lower 80s central
and lower to mid 80s south.

A strong cold front will push across the region late Sunday and Sunday night with a band of showers and thunderstorms moving across west central and southwest Florida. A few storms may be strong to severe. High pressure will build over the forecast area in the wake of the cold front with much cooler drier air advecting across the area for Monday...with temperatures gradually modifying Tuesday and Wednesday.

MARINE
Issued at 102 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2023 Winds generally 15 knots or less with seas less than 3 feet through Saturday. Winds and seas will increase on Sunday ahead of a cold front...with advisory level winds likely in the wake of the cold front Sunday night and Monday.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 71 58 77 64 / 0 0 0 0 FMY 74 58 79 64 / 0 0 0 0 GIF 70 54 75 62 / 0 0 0 0 SRQ 74 57 78 63 / 0 0 0 0 BKV 70 50 77 58 / 0 0 0 0 SPG 69 60 75 65 / 0 0 0 0

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

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St. Petersburg
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Thu -- 01:59 AM EST     Moonrise
Thu -- 04:12 AM EST     0.56 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:08 AM EST     Sunrise
Thu -- 10:06 AM EST     1.36 feet High Tide
Thu -- 02:06 PM EST     Moonset
Thu -- 03:29 PM EST     0.73 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 05:35 PM EST     Sunset
Thu -- 09:57 PM EST     1.89 feet High Tide
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St. Petersburg, Florida (2) (expired 1995-12-31), Tide feet

Old Tampa Bay Entrance (Port Tampa)
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Thu -- 01:59 AM EST     Moonrise
Thu -- 02:10 AM EST     -0.82 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 05:36 AM EST     0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 07:08 AM EST     Sunrise
Thu -- 08:21 AM EST     0.66 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 11:22 AM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 02:05 PM EST     Moonset
Thu -- 02:16 PM EST     -0.61 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 05:17 PM EST     0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 05:34 PM EST     Sunset
Thu -- 08:14 PM EST     0.79 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 11:15 PM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
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