FXUS62 KTBW 230110
AFDTBW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
810 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

.UPDATE...
NO CHANGES PLANNED TO THE FORECAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IS
CENTERED UP TO OUR NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND THE MID AN UPPER LEVELS
HAVE DRIED OUT QUITE A BIT COMPARED TO 12 HOURS AGO. LOOKING FOR
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT AS A RESULT...ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS STAY
UP A TAD DUE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. TEMPS WILL BE SEVERAL
DEGREES WARMER TONIGHT COMPARED TO LAST NIGHT AS A RESULT...MID
30S EXPECTED UP NORTH...MID 40S CENTRAL COUNTIES AND LOWER 50S
DOWN SOUTH.

&&

.AVIATION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE TAF
PERIOD. 

&&

.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...SO AN EAST WIND IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE EASTERN GULF AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY WILL MEAN INCREASING WIND SPEED AND A GRADUAL WIND
SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST BY THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...NONE.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...23/MCNATT
LONG TERM/AVIATION...69/CLOSE