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Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
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842 FXUS62 KTBW 201122 AFDTBW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 722 AM EDT Sun Jul 20 2025 ...New AVIATION... .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 720 AM EDT Sun Jul 20 2025 VFR conditions, low rain chances and winds less than 10 knots will prevail at all terminals through the period. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 245 AM EDT Sun Jul 20 2025 Ridging will remain overhead with dry air aloft. This will once again limit shower activity. However we will see plenty of moisture at the surface. This will result in another hot afternoon with highs in the mid 90`s and heat indexes between 105 to 110. This is higher then our normal summertime heat and a heat advisory has been issued for much of the area. As we start our work week ridging will start to move away as we see a more typical seabreeze pattern for the afternoon and evening hours. This will only be temporary as a weak frontal system stalls over the area on Tuesday. This will set up a very similar set up that we saw last week. We will see increase moisture with PW at or above 2.25 from Tuesday through Thursday. This will bring widespread showers and thunderstorms again to the forecast. By Friday the front will start to dissipate and we will see slightly lower PoPs chances as southeasterly flow regime sets up. Looking at next weekend models are trying to show drier air filtering in once again which could lead to another warm and dry weekend. && .MARINE... Issued at 245 AM EDT Sun Jul 20 2025 Winds will remain out of the north and northeast for Sunday and Monday with speeds around 5 to 10 knots. Shower chances will be limited both days. By Tuesday a weak cold front will stall across the state this will shift winds slightly to a more northwest direction. However the bigger change will be higher then normal shower and thunderstorm chances through Thursday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 94 82 94 81 / 30 10 40 30 FMY 95 78 95 78 / 20 20 60 40 GIF 97 77 98 78 / 30 20 50 30 SRQ 93 78 94 78 / 20 20 40 30 BKV 95 75 95 75 / 30 10 40 30 SPG 93 81 92 80 / 20 20 40 30 && Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Sunday: 1 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Monday: 2 For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https://www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...Heat Advisory from noon today to 6 PM EDT this evening for Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Hillsborough- Coastal Levy-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Pasco-Coastal Sarasota- DeSoto-Hardee-Highlands-Inland Citrus-Inland Hernando- Inland Hillsborough-Inland Levy-Inland Manatee-Inland Pasco- Inland Sarasota-Pinellas-Polk-Sumter. Gulf waters...None. && $$ AVIATION...Wynn DECISION SUPPORT/UPPER AIR...Carlisle