Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Ridgecrest, FL

DISCUSSION
Ridging aloft west of the state will generally remain over the region through the weekend and into much of next week while surface high pressure stretches across the peninsula from the Atlantic. This setup will keep a relatively light southwest low-level flow in place, enhanced daily at the coast with the sea breeze. This will also keep rain chances low through mid-week, with the main story being the heat. Highs each day will top out in the mid to upper 90s away from the coast, and heat indices will reach around 100-105 as well.

For mid to late week, upper ridging starts to flatten as troughing moves by north of the region. An associated frontal boundary will move into the southeast and attempt to pass over Florida Thursday, bringing just a 20-30% chance for rain before high pressure builds back in for Friday and next weekend.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 740 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025 VFR conditions expected to prevail tonight and Sunday. Overnight, skies will be SKC to FEW250. On Sunday, some increasing high cloudiness across the region...and combined with daytime heating generating some CU, expect conditions to generally be FEW- SCT040-050 and BKN250.

MARINE
High pressure will keep light south to southwest winds in place over the waters over the next several days. No headlines are expected.

FIRE WEATHER
No fire weather concerns as relative humidity values will remain above critical levels. Some patchy fog is expected tonight through early Sunday morning, but significant visibility restrictions are not expected.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 76 92 76 93 / 0 0 0 0 FMY 75 92 75 94 / 0 10 0 0 GIF 73 95 74 97 / 0 10 0 10 SRQ 74 90 74 91 / 0 0 0 0 BKV 68 92 66 94 / 0 0 0 0 SPG 77 89 77 89 / 0 0 0 0

Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Sunday: 4 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Monday: 4

For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https:// www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology

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