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Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
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322 FXUS62 KTBW 030617 AFDTBW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 217 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...New AVIATION... .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 208 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 VFR conditions anticipated at most terminals overnight and into the morning hours. Light showers over the water could bring periods of light rain near SW FL TAF sites through the next few hours, but most areas should remain dry. Moisture increases through the day increasing rain chances, however, pockets of drier air could limit development during the afternoon. Less confidence on how much and where storms will develop led to keeping a combination of PROB30s near Tampa Bay sites and VCTS areas south. Light east to northeasterly winds prevail before becoming west to northwesterly in the afternoon. && .UPDATE... Issued at 802 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Drier air on the west side of a weak area of low pressure east of Florida has helped limit shower and storm activity through the day. Latest radar imagery is showing a few pop up showers over the area, but this will likely taper off after sunset with mostly rain-free conditions expected overnight. Made some slight tweaks to the POPs based on latest radar trends, otherwise forecast looks good. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 91 77 91 78 / 30 20 50 20 FMY 91 76 89 76 / 60 50 70 50 GIF 92 75 92 75 / 40 20 60 10 SRQ 90 75 89 75 / 30 40 60 30 BKV 91 72 91 72 / 20 10 40 10 SPG 88 77 88 77 / 30 30 60 30 && Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Wednesday: 8 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Thursday: 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. && $$ DISCUSSION/AVIATION...Wynn/Delerme DECISION SUPPORT...Pearce