688
FXUS62 KTBW 252348
AFDTBW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
748 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..NEW UPDATE, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 747 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
- VERY LIMITED RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.
- SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID AIR WILL FILL INTO THE AREA
DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 747 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
A DRIER AIR MASS KEPT THE AREA MAINLY RAIN FREE TODAY APART FROM
A FEW ISOLATED SPRINKLES, WITH EARLY EVENING IR SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. UNDER
CONTINUED NORTH WINDS, SURFACE DEW POINTS CONTINUE TO FALL INTO
THE 60S AND LOW 70S ACROSS THE AREA, AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO
THE 50S TO MID 60S BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE FORECAST LOOKS ON
TRACK WITH THIS COOLER AND DRIER AIR HOLDING THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND INTO MONDAY. NO CHANGES PLANNED FOR THE EVENING UPDATE.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 747 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE
POSSIBLE EXCEPTION WILL BE SOME MVFR CEILINGS DURING THE LATE
NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS, BUT THE CHANCES OF LOW CEILINGS
WILL BE LOWER THAN THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 747 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
WINDS ARE DIMINISHING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS, BUT WILL REMAIN
NEAR SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN NORTH OF THE WATERS WILL KEEP
NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BECOMING
EASTERLY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW HEADLINE
CRITERIA SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH MINIMAL RAIN
CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 67 85 66 86 / 0 0 0 0
FMY 69 87 67 86 / 0 0 0 0
GIF 65 86 63 86 / 0 0 0 0
SRQ 68 86 66 86 / 0 0 0 0
BKV 63 85 61 86 / 0 0 0 0
SPG 70 85 70 85 / 0 0 0 0
SEA BREEZE THUNDERSTORM REGIME FOR SATURDAY: 8
SEA BREEZE THUNDERSTORM REGIME FOR SUNDAY: 8
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SEA BREEZE REGIMES, GO TO:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW/THUNDERSTORMCLIMATOLOGY
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...NONE.
FLEMING
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page