093 FXUS62 KTBW 161749 AFDTBWArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 149 PM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025
...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...
.DISCUSSION... Issued at 146 PM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025
Looking at some very similiar conditions to yesterday with dry air to the north and slightly more moisture down south. Shower activity again today should stay south of I-4 with the best chance in SW Florida.
We will see a bump up in storm chances tomorrow an an upper level trough pushes through the state. As it goes through we see PW bump back up to near 2 inches. This will result in a more typical summer time pattern with scattered showers and storms across the whole CWA. The trough will move away for Thursday but PW will remain around 2 inches for one more day allowing for scattered showers and storms once again.
Drier air will filter back in for Friday and Saturday keeping most of the area dry except for SW Florida. Moisture looks to slowly return by Sunday and next Monday bringing scattered showers and storms back into the forecast.
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.AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 146 PM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025
VFR conditions expected for the rest of today with VCTS possible for a few hours at FMY and RSW. Moisture and better storms chances expected to return tomorrow with VCTS introduced in the late morning at southern terminals.. Winds will generally stay below 10 knots through the period.
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.MARINE... Issued at 146 PM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025
Winds will remain out of the east and northeast around 5 to 10 knots through Thursday. Winds will increase to 10 to 15 knots by Friday and Saturday. Best storm chances will be tomorrow as an upper level trough pushes through the area. For the rest of the week you can expect isolated showers mainly south of Tampa Bay.
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.FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 146 PM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025
An upper level trough will bring scattered showers and storms to the area tomorrow. For the rest of the week we will remain dry north of I-4 with scattered storms expected south of I-4.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 91 75 88 74 / 10 10 50 20 FMY 91 74 87 73 / 40 30 70 50 GIF 91 73 89 73 / 30 20 60 20 SRQ 90 73 88 72 / 10 20 60 40 BKV 90 69 89 69 / 10 10 40 20 SPG 88 77 88 74 / 10 10 60 30
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Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Tuesday: 6 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Wednesday: 6
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https://www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
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.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...None.
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DISCUSSION/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...Shiveley DECISION SUPPORT...Davis UPPER AIR/CLIMATE...Pearce
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