Tampa Bay Marine Forecast
| Today...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming West Late. Bay And Inland Waters Light Chop. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms Late This Morning. Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms This Afternoon. |
| Tonight...Northeast Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming East After Midnight. Bay And Inland Waters Smooth. Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms In The Evening. |
| Friday...Southeast Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming West In The Afternoon. Bay And Inland Waters Smooth. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms In The Morning, Then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms In The Afternoon. |
| Friday Night...North Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming East After Midnight. Bay And Inland Waters Light Chop. Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms, Mainly In The Evening. |
| Saturday...Southeast Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming West In The Afternoon. Bay And Inland Waters Light Chop. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms In The Morning, Then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms In The Afternoon. |
| Saturday Night...Northwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay And Inland Waters Light Chop. Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms In The Evening. |
| Sunday...Northwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay And Inland Waters Light Chop. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms In The Afternoon. |
| Sunday Night...North Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay And Inland Waters Light Chop. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms In The Evening. |
| Monday...North Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming West In The Afternoon. Bay And Inland Waters Light Chop. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms In The Afternoon. Winds And Waves Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 513am EDT Thu September 12 2024 .LONG TERM (SAT-WED)... Issued at 500am EDT Thu September 12 2024 During the weekend, moisture associated with Hurricane Francine is begins to be pushed out of the area as stalled boundary finally lifts north. At the same time, high pressure moves south allowing west to southwesterly flow sets up. Additionally, drier will try to make its way into the peninsula bringing rain chances down for early next week. This set up should favor highest rain chances over the interior and SW portions of the state. In terms of temperatures, high remain in the 90s with dewpoints in the mid to upper 70s each day...typical summer in paradise. Marine Issued at 423am EDT Thu September 12 2024 High pressure continues to be in place keeping light east/southeast flow over the next few days. Hurricane Francine in the western Gulf is sending increased wave heigheights and long period swells to the west coast of Florida. This will lead to an elevated rip current risk through today and Friday. A Rip Current Risk Statement remains in effect from Pinellas County southward through Friday evening. Francine will lift north and dissipate by the end of the week, allowing the swells and wave heigheights to decrease into the weekend. Fire Weather Issued at 423am EDT Thu September 12 2024. Ample moisture should keep humidity values well above critical levels. Showers and storms are anticipated each day through the period. Light east to southeasterly winds prevail becoming onshore in the afternoon. Therefore, no fire weather concerns are anticipated during this time. Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Thursday: 4 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Friday: 4 For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https://www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology NOAA Tampa FL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories FL...High Rip Current Risk through Friday evening for Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Lee-Coastal Manatee- Coastal Sarasota-Pinellas. Gulf waters...None. |
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