Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Indian Rocks Beach, FL

DISCUSSION
Issued at 230 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

High pressure over the western Atlantic Ocean will continue to ridge southwestward across the Florida peninsula this weekend with very little change in the warm dry pattern. Early next week a weakening cool front will approach from the north. Deeper moisture associated with this boundary will settle into the region and this combined with the daytime heating and the sea breeze will lead to a chance of afternoon and evening showers and a few thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday. The front washes out by midweek with another area of high pressure sliding off the eastern U.S.
coast and out into the western Atlantic ridging southwest across the area bringing a return the warm dry weather.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 725 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

VFR continues through period with light/variable winds overnight, increasing to SE 5-10 mph during the morning then gradually shifting SW through NW during the afternoon with the sea breeze with a few higher gusts possible.

MARINE
Issued at 230 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

A ridge of high pressure will continue to dominate the weather through the weekend with an east to southeast flow, except shifting to onshore each afternoon and early evening with the sea breeze. A weakening cool front will move into the region early next week bringing a chance of showers and possibly a few thunderstorms. High pressure to the north and northeast will then rebuild over the waters by midweek with east to southeast flow returning.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 230 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

High pressure will dominate through the weekend with east to southeast winds, except shifting to westerly each afternoon near the coast as the sea breeze develops and moves inland. Relative humidity values are expected to dip to critical levels over inland areas each afternoon, but sustained winds should remain less than 15 mph with Red Flag conditions not anticipated. Moisture increases early next week as a weakening front approaches from the north.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 70 90 71 92 / 0 0 0 0 FMY 66 91 67 92 / 0 0 0 0 GIF 66 92 67 95 / 0 0 0 10 SRQ 67 88 68 88 / 0 0 0 0 BKV 61 92 62 93 / 0 0 0 10 SPG 71 86 72 88 / 0 0 0 0

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