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As Idalia lingers in the Atlantic, a trail of tropical moisture will remain across Florida. With a stationary front across Southern Georgia, an onshore wind continues. 

So showers and storms will develop in the Gulf and will move eastward across Florida through Friday.  Rain chances will start early at the coast, and will shift inland through the day.

It will be humid with high temperatures in the low 90s.

As the seas settle down, boating conditions will improve. But showers and storms will be in the Gulf.

 

High: 91

Low: 78

Rain Coverage: 70%      

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Around Tampa Bay

1. Recovery efforts ongoing in hard hit Pinellas coastal communities
On Treasure Island, city officials are asking people to stay away from certain spots so crews can continue to repair what was damaged from all the flooding.

2. Tampa Shores neighborhood picking up pieces after Idalia storm damage
An elevated view of Tampa Shores following Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge is a memory Jeff Stampfli says he won’t soon forget.

3. Port Tampa Bay reopens, returns to normal operations
Following Hurricane Idalia, Port Tampa Bay—whcih supplies nearly half of Florida's gas, fuel, and petroleum supply—resumed all vessel operations Thursday evening. 

4. Police: Two students stabbed at Countryside High School; suspect in custody
Police have provided an update after two Countryside High School students were stabbed and taken to area hospitals for treatment.

5. Hillsborough County sisters receive the Air Force JROTC Flight Academy Scholarship
Two Hillsborough County sisters are flying high thanks to a unique scholarship, the Air Force JROTC Flight Academy Scholarship, which covers all expenses, and at the end, students earn their private pilot’s license.

Around the Nation

1. Biden to visit Florida on Saturday to survey hurricane damage

2. Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion charges

3. CDC expects updated COVID shots to be ready in mid-September

4. Labor Day is second deadliest holiday for drivers: report

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