PNSTBW) listing this information was issued a short time ago. && .DISCUSSION... The upper ridge over the region is expected to move south and eastward With westerly flow aloft as the upper trough moves from the Great Lakes today to New England by Friday allowing a weak surface front to slowly move over the FL Peninsula tonight - Thu with a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms, with the highest rain chances over the central and southern interior during the afternoon and early evening Thu. The weak frontal boundary is expected to stall and wash out across south Florida Friday with isolated afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms over mainly inland areas south of Interstate 4 Friday and also some drier air spreading into N and C FL through Saturday. General ridging is expected to move back over the region Sunday into early next week keeping warm conditions in place with a gradual increase in moisture to combine with diurnal heating and the sea breezes to produce a chance of mainly inland afternoon and evening scattered PoPs. && .MARINE... Weak high pressure ridging continues across south Florida with westerly flow over the Eastern Gulf today. A weak frontal boundary will move through the waters Thursday and Thursday night bringing a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms. Another area of weak high pressure will build into the waters late in the week through the weekend with generally slight seas and light winds returning. && .FIRE WEATHER... Weak high pressure over the region will keep dry and hot conditions in place with westerly winds today. A weak frontal boundary sags through the area Wednesday into late week bringing a chance of showers and possible storms into the weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 91 79 89 78 / 0 10 40 10 FMY 92 77 92 76 / 0 0 50 10 GIF 94 76 90 74 / 10 10 50 10 SRQ 89 77 89 77 / 0 10 40 10 BKV 90 73 90 69 / 10 10 40 10 SPG 88 79 87 78 / 0 10 40 10 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. Gulf waters...None. && $$ $$