Slightly drier air will reduce the rain chances for today to only 20%. There will be some storms that develop but the coverage will be much less that on a typical summer day.

Slightly drier air is in the process of moving into the atmosphere from the Atlantic. The impact for the Suncoast will be a slightly lower coverage of the afternoon showers today

An area of high pressure is now to our north and so our winds will remain out of the southeast today. The winds across the state and our local sea breeze will meet in the afternoon and trigger numerous thunderstorms along the interstate corridor.

We are returning to a more typical summer Suncoast pattern today. As high pressure begins to shift to the north our winds will establish out of the east. A sea breeze will form in the afternoon and rain chances increase late in the day.

Its a First Alert Weather Day due to the heavy rain potential that could bring urban and small stream and poor drainage area flooding. The ground is saturated as many areas have seen several inches of rain over the last few days

More rain is in the forecast today and thunderstorms as well. Because of the saturated soils and drainage culverts that are running at full the possibility of standing water on roads due to periods of heavy rains exists today and tomorrow

A FLOOD WATCH is in effect for the Suncoast into Friday and may be extended into the weekend. Two important characteristics of the atmosphere will be very important over the next few days.

The west wind flow has increased the moisture in the atmosphere and raised the possibility of heavy rain over the next 3 or 4 days. Additionally, recent rain has saturated the ground and any heavy rain will rapid run-off onto the roads.

The weather pattern for the Suncoast will remain basically unchanged into next week with only minor day to day changes. Rain chances near the coast will slightly lower today but scattered showers are still expected.

We remain in a west wind pattern with moderate winds off Gulf waters. This pattern is one we see about one-third of the time during the summer on the Suncoast. It will bring showers from the Gulf waters onto the shore during the morning and afternoon hours before the focus for the storms shifts into

In the short term a wet weather pattern is locked in for the Suncoast. A upper level low pressure area in the Gulf will combine with tropical moisture lifting north from the Bahamas to bring rain chances of 70% to 80%.

Chances for afternoon showers and thunderstorms along coastal areas will be on the increase today. A weaker sea breeze and slightly higher moisture content in the air will bring a 50% chance for late day storms.

Changes come by the end of the work week and over the weekend. In the upper air an area of cooler air will help to destabilize our atmosphere and enhance rain chances.

Hot and humid this afternoon with little cooling rain near the coast. Our high of 90 will "feel like" 100 or above. The less than average rain chance is due to expanding high pressure from the north and the light winds that will allow the sea breeze to move a good distance inland.

A stalled front will slowly wash out today as high pressure builds in from the Atlantic. A sustained southwest wind flow will continue to pump moisture into the atmosphere and produce another day with early showers and thunderstorms near the coast which move inland later in the day.

A stalled front will again be a focal point for showers and thunderstorms. An area of low pressure may develop on the front.

A front will sag south into northern Florida and stall. An area of low pressure may develop on the front and the Hurricane Center is giving the northern Gulf waters a 20% chance for tropical development.

Today is a transition day to a new weather pattern. Previously our winds have been consistent out of the southeast. Now we will see that same dependable wind direction but shifting to the west. The west flow will combine with an approaching front that stalls in north Florida to funnel moisture into

Typical summer weather today as high pressure drives our weather from it’s location in the Atlantic. The daytime heating will build a sea breeze which will move inland and the collision zone with the east wind flow will trigger thunderstorms.

High pressure will again anchor over the state and provide us with an east wind. The daytime heating will build a sea breeze which will move inland and butt up against the east wind flow, causing an area of thunderstorms to grow.

Warm and humid with lower than average rain chances for the next few days. High pressure will be in control of our weather with an east wind that will keep our sea breeze close to the coast.

A Tropical Storm Barry continues to intensify and move toward Louisiana, high pressure will build in from the Bahamas. Drier air will also slowly work it's way into the forecast and rain chances will slowly trend down.

The tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico has been upgraded to a tropical storm.

The tropical system in the Gulf will produce a breezy southwest wind for us today and a high danger of rip currents along our beaches. The winds will pile up water along the coast and rip currents, rushing water in a narrow channel back out to the Gulf, will result.

The moist southwest wind will continue today. This supports building of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms in the Gulf. These storms will move over the Suncoast as they travel to inland locations.

The moist southwest wind will continue today. This supports building of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms in the Gulf. These storms will move over the Suncoast as they travel to inland locations.

Morning thunderstorms will give way to occasional showers in the morning and afternoon and then thunderstorms in the evening as deep tropical moisture has moved into the Suncoast. A west wind pattern will move showers from the Gulf waters over land for most of the work week.

High pressure will dominate the pattern for the next few days producing an east wind by morning and afternoon sea breezes into the evening. Daytime highs will top out in the low to mid 90's each day and the storms will build along the interstate and slowly drift back to the coast.

High pressure with a moist atmosphere and light shifting winds will dominate the weather today. The afternoon will be very warm as our winds will be out of the east with a building sea breeze close to the coast.

The high that has caused less than average rainfall will continue to dominate the weather today and bring mostly inland storms and very warm afternoon temperatures. The humidity is high today and the combination of heat and moisture has required a HEAT ADVISORY to be issued for the afternoon.