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640 FXUS62 KTBW 222330 AFDTBW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 730 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...New UPDATE, AVIATION... .FOR THE EVENING UPDATE...
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Issued at 720 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 High pressure surface and aloft persists over the area with partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures. Northeast boundary layer flow riding up against the west coast sea breeze boundary is generating very isolated evening showers near the coast. Precipitation will push offshore and dissipate by midnight with skies becoming mostly clear across the forecast area. Little change expected on Monday as high pressure remains over the area with continued very warm temperatures under partly cloudy skies.
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Issued at 146 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 Weather remains pretty quiet across our area for Sunday and early next week. Ridging will remain to our north but will drift from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic. PWs will remain at or below 1.5. The lower PW along with ridging remaining to our north will limit shower activity each day with only isolated chances across the area. Ridging will continue to drift into the Atlantic causing what we call a break between it and a trough pushing the midwest. At the same time models are showing possible tropical development in the southern Caribbean Sea. IF something develops it would head towards this break. Right now timing, strength, and where this break will be is still very uncertain. However, at a minimum we will see moisture increasing which will result in better storm chances from Wednesday through next weekend.
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&& .AVIATION...
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(00Z TAFS) Issued at 720 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 VFR conditions expected for the next 24 hours under mostly clear to partly cloudy skies SCT040-050.
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&& .MARINE...
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Issued at 146 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 Weather looks to be quiet for Sunday and early next week as ridging remains to our north with winds out of the east or northeast around 5 to 10 knots. There is still a lot of uncertainty when it comes to possible tropical development in the southern Caribbean Sea and then lift north. At a minimum we will see winds and seas increasing with hazardous boating conditions starting on Wednesday through the end of the week.
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&& .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 146 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 Summertime humidity and convection will be in place through the weekend and next week with no fire weather concerns. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
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TPA 77 92 76 93 / 0 10 0 10 FMY 76 92 77 94 / 10 30 10 40 GIF 75 93 74 94 / 0 10 0 10 SRQ 76 92 75 94 / 0 20 10 20 BKV 71 93 71 94 / 0 0 0 10 SPG 79 91 79 94 / 0 10 10 10
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&& Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Monday: 2 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Tuesday: 3 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...Oglesby DECISION SUPPORT...Hurt UPPER AIR/CLIMATE...Hurt