Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
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755 FXUS62 KTBW 021348 AFDTBW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 948 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024 ...New UPDATE... .UPDATE... Issued at 947 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024 Increased moisture today along with an upper level trough pushing over the state will allow for better storm chances with the highest PoPs south of I-4. The extra rain and cloud cover will help to keep temperatures away from any records but highs will still be around 90 degrees. No changes need to the forecast at this time. && .DISCUSSION... An upper level trough is expected to move over the region today with additional energy to combine with the afternoon seabreeze boundaries to produce a chance of showers and thunderstorms areawide with highest PoPs in coastal areas from SW into S Tampa Bay area. W Atlantic surface high pressure to remain in place and weaken next week with mean layer moisture increasing. Models have backed off on upper ridging and now only briefing nudging into the region Tuesday before general troughiness returns aloft mid to late week with next upper trough slowly moving thru the Eastern US. This set up would allow for a more typical early summer scattered afternoon/evening storms and seabreeze pattern for much needed rainfall. But this solution carries some uncertainty with the ongoing persistent drought pattern and NBM wet bias to keep PoPs trimmed a bit and will see how the models progress in time. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 805 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024 VFR conditions are expected through the period outside of thunderstorms. Thunderstorms will be the biggest hazard to terminals today as thunderstorm chances have gone up. Highest confidence for thunderstorms on station will be at FMY and RSW where a TEMPO line was added but all terminals have a chance of seeing thunderstorms through the late afternoon and evening hours. && .MARINE... High pressure is expected to weaken and move into the Western Atlantic through the early part of the week with generally light winds except during the occasionally gusty evening easterly surges. The afternoon Gulf seabreeze is expected to move inland and produce isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms daily that move back towards the coast in the evenings. && .FIRE WEATHER... High pressure will weaken and remain over the region into next week with the warm conditions continuing along with a slow increase in low level moisture. The afternoon Gulf seabreeze is expected to move inland and produce isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms daily. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 91 75 92 76 / 50 60 40 20 FMY 92 72 93 74 / 60 60 60 40 GIF 92 72 93 72 / 50 50 50 10 SRQ 91 72 93 74 / 60 60 40 30 BKV 91 69 94 69 / 40 40 40 10 SPG 91 77 92 79 / 50 60 40 20 && Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Sunday: 6 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Monday: 6 For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https://www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...None. && $$ UPDATE/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...Shiveley DECISION SUPPORT...Flannery UPPER AIR/CLIMATE...Flannery