Noon News Update: December 15, 2015

 

 

A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PENINSULA THIS MORNING WITH AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SOME DENSE FOG WAS NOTED EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT VISIBILITIES HAVE SINCE IMPROVED AND THE FOCUS NOW REMAINS ON THE ONGOING LOW STRATUS. CEILINGS REMAIN GENERALLY AROUND 5-7K FEET...BUT WE SHOULD SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS (AS SHOWN BY THE SREF AND NARRE)...ALTHOUGH TODAY WILL REMAIN CLOUDY WITH THE STALLED FRONT AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN PLACE WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

RAIN CHANCES FOR THE REST OF TODAY WILL REMAIN HIGHEST ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF TAMPA BAY...CLOSER TO THE FRONT. MOST OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN DRY AND ALSO WARM UP A BIT MORE THAN THE REST OF THE CWA WITH SOME SUNNY BREAKS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. HAVE UPDATED POPS FOR TODAY WITH NO OTHER CHANGES NEEDED TO THE ONGOING FORECAST OTHER THAN CANCELLING THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY.

 

MAINLY IFR/LIFR CIGS REMAIN AT AREA TERMINALS THIS MORNING. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING HOURS...THOUGH IT WILL LIKELY TAKE LONGER FOR CIGS TO LIFT AT KSRQ/KTPA/KPIE/KLAL DUE TO A STALLED FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA. CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY WITH MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED...BUT SOME MVFR CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE. FOR TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF LOW STRATUS IS LIKELY TO AFFECT TAF SITES.

 

A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PENINSULA THIS MORNING WITH SOME LIGHT SHOWERS ONGOING ACROSS THE GULF WATERS ADJACENT TO PINELLAS COUNTY NORTHWARD THROUGH THOSE ADJACENT TO THE NATURE COAST. NO HEADLINES THROUGH THE DAY.