Here are some evening notes in and around the Gulf of Mexico
SPOT REPORTS
Buoy 42039 NE Gulf…wind NE 27, gusts 31 mph, 8-foot waves
Buoy 42003, 300 miles south of Panama City…wind WNW 23, gusts 27, 7 foot waves, SST* 86
Tampa Airport…mostly cloudy, wind variable 3 mph, no rain last 6 hours
Fort Meyers…clear, wind south 9, no rain last 6 hours
Mary Ester (Fort Walton)…clear, wind NE 13
Panama City (Tyndal Air Force Base)…cloudy, wind NE 15, gusts 21, no rain
Pensacola…cloudy NE 15, gusts 22, no rain last 6 hours
FORECAST GULF SHORES/ORANGE BEACH
Coastal Flood Watch late Friday night through Sunday evening
Friday…Scattered showers/thunderstorms becoming numerous in the afternoon. Widespread showers and storms Friday night. Wind NE 10-15 but stronger along the beach.
Saturday…Numerous showers and thunderstorms, continuing at night. Wind SE 10-15
Sunday…A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
RADAR CHECK AT 7:40 TONIGHT, CDT
Clearly a circulation center indicated by radar over the Extreme East Gulf of Mexico, Band of thunderstorms and heavy rain inland about midway between Tampa and Cedar Key extending westward at least 80 miles into the Eastern Gulf, mainly on the north side of the low. Additional heavy showers circulating into North Florida neat Tallahassee and westward to near Apalachicola. Lots of lightning in those storms.
* SST means Sea Surface (water) Temperature
