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National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
202 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...New AVIATION...

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.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 202 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

VFR conditions will prevail at the regional terminals. Periods of
scattered to broken stratocumulus ceilings of 5,000-6,000 feet are
expected through Friday evening. An easterly wind surge on Friday
afternoon and evening could advect a few light showers or
sprinkles towards the SGJ terminal, but confidence was too low to
include in the TAFs at this time. Light winds overnight will shift
to easterly by 16Z, with sustained surface speeds increasing to
around 15 knots at the SSI and SGJ coastal terminals, CRG, and JAX
by 20Z, with speeds elsewhere increasing to 10-15 knots. Easterly
surface winds will then subside to 5-10 knots by 01Z Saturday at 
the inland terminals, while sustained speeds remain around 10
knots at the coastal terminals through the overnight hours on
Friday night. 

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Hourly Observations For DE SOTO County
300 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024


160-260-260800-
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CRYSTAL RIVER  CLEAR     59  57  94 CALM      30.10F                  
INVERNESS      CLEAR     59  59 100 CALM      30.11S                  
BROOKSVILLE    CLEAR     59  58  96 CALM      30.10F                  
CLEARWATER AIR CLEAR     66  63  88 CALM      30.09F                  
ST PETE CLEARW CLEAR     67  64  90 S3        30.09F                  
TAMPA INTL     CLEAR     71  62  73 SE7       30.09F                  
TAMPA EXEC     CLEAR     59  59 100 CALM      30.11F                  
PLANT CITY     CLEAR     66  59  77 SE3       30.12F                  
MACDILL AFB    CLEAR     71  60  67 SE5       30.08F                  
PETER O KNIGHT CLEAR     72  59  64 S9        30.10F                  
ST PETERSBURG  CLEAR     74  61  63 SE10      30.07F                  
SARASOTA       CLEAR     66  62  87 E5        30.08F                  
VENICE         CLEAR     70  70 100 SE5       30.09F                  

STATION/POSITION SKY/WX   TEMP    WIND        PRES    WAVE   SWELL
                          AIR SEA DIR/SP/G            HT/PER HT/PER
                          (F)     (DEG/KT/KT) (MB)    (FT/S) (FT/S)
27.3N   84.3W              72 74                N/A     1/ 6
CLEARWATER BEACH           71 79   80/  5/  6 1019.0F
MIDDLE TAMPA BAY           71     140/  7/  9 1018.8F
VENICE                     71 76  100/  3/  4 1019.0F

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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Florida
Based on observations at 300am EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Florida...temperatures are near 62 degrees north, near 65 degrees central, and near 76 degrees south. Current sky conditions are clear north, clear central, and partly cloudy south. In the north, relative humidity is near 90%, and the dew point is near 59 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 84%, and the dew point is near 60 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 64%, and the dew point is near 63 degrees. Winds are from the south at 3 mph north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the east at 5 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 77 degrees at Key West Intl. The lowest temperature is CLEAR degrees at Lakeland.


Hazardous Weather Outlook For DE SOTO County
Hazardous report currently not available
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7-Day Forecast For DE SOTO County, FL
Issued at 352 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

TODAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the lower 60s.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Highs around 90. Lows in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Florida

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....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
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....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky