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GMZ830 Tampa Bay Waters- 401 Am Est Wed Nov 29 2023
.small craft should exercise caution...
Today..North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Tonight..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Thursday..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Thursday night..East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Friday..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday night..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
Saturday..South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday night..South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday..South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 401 Am Est Wed Nov 29 2023
Synopsis.. North to northeast winds will continue through tonight, then turn to the east and then southeast for Thursday into Friday, and more southerly for the weekend with a few showers and storms possible mainly across the northern half of the waters. Wind speeds will be elevated this morning into the 15 to 20 knot range, so mariners should continue to exercise caution, then winds will subside for the rest of the period.

FXUS62 KTBW 290849 AFDTBW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 349 AM EST Wed Nov 29 2023

DISCUSSION
Issued at 259 AM EST Wed Nov 29 2023

Cooler and drier high pressure will continue to build into the area today, with clouds gradually clearing the southern half of the area. Temperatures have dipped into the 30s across the Nature Coast where the clouds cleared out last night. Highs today only expected to reach to around 60 north to the lower 70s south.
Another chilly night tonight/Thursday morning, with the freeze watch continued for inland Levy county, and mid to upper 30s elsewhere across the Nature Coast, and into the lower 40s to lower 50s central and south.

Conditions then moderate as the high center shifts east over the Atlantic and the next frontal system approaches from the west.
Rain chances return across the northern half of the area by Friday as the system stalls across the deep south and a series of upper shortwaves move through the flow through the weekend. Temps through the weekend will be back in the upper 70s to mid 80s, with lows generally in the 60s.

The front finally pushes through the area early next week with a few showers and storms possible with it. Temps lower a bit behind it through mid-week into the 40s and 50s for lows and in the mid 60s to lower 70s for highs as conditions clear out.

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 259 AM EST Wed Nov 29 2023

High clouds will be slow to clear through the morning, with winds remaining generally from the north, backing a bit to the NNW in the later afternoon. VFR conditions expected through the period.

MARINE
Issued at 259 AM EST Wed Nov 29 2023

SCEC will continue through the mid-morning, then winds will subside, with N/NE winds becoming more NE/E through Thursday as high pressure shifts east. Winds then become more S/SE through the weekend with a front stalled just to the north of the waters. Some showers and storms will be possible mainly across the northern half of the waters for Friday through the weekend, but no further headlines are expected beyond this morning.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 259 AM EST Wed Nov 29 2023

Drier conditions are expected to bring some isolated pockets of RH values below 35 percent, mainly closer to the coast this afternoon. Winds will be below 15mph and dispersions should be fairly low so no headlines are expected. Moisture then returns through the rest of the period, with no other concerns.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 66 49 75 63 / 0 0 0 0 FMY 72 54 79 63 / 0 0 0 0 GIF 67 47 75 61 / 0 0 0 0 SRQ 68 47 79 62 / 0 0 0 0 BKV 64 36 74 57 / 0 0 0 0 SPG 65 54 74 65 / 0 0 0 0

TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...Freeze Warning until 8 AM EST this morning for Inland Levy.

Freeze Watch from late tonight through Thursday morning for Inland Levy.

Gulf waters...None.

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Hillsborough Bay
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Wed -- 01:16 AM EST     3.23 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:02 AM EST     Sunrise
Wed -- 09:20 AM EST     Moonset
Wed -- 10:03 AM EST     -0.81 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:33 PM EST     Sunset
Wed -- 07:32 PM EST     Moonrise
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Wed -- 02:32 AM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 07:02 AM EST     Sunrise
Wed -- 07:10 AM EST     -1.47 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 09:20 AM EST     Moonset
Wed -- 11:33 AM EST     0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 02:35 PM EST     1.15 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 05:34 PM EST     Sunset
Wed -- 06:37 PM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 07:33 PM EST     Moonrise
Wed -- 07:55 PM EST     -0.17 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 09:16 PM EST     0.00 knots Slack
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