Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

000 
WWUS52 KTBW 171600
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1058 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

FLC071-171615-
/O.CON.KTBW.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-050317T1615Z/
LEE-
1058 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEE COUNTY UNTIL 1115
AM EST...

AT 1058 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEHIGH 
ACRES...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...
  CAPE CORAL.
  WHISKEY CREEK.
  FORT MYERS VILLAS.
  TICE.
  SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
  FORT MYERS SHORES.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY 
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 
OFFICE IN RUSKIN.

&&

LAT...LON 2658 8213 2675 8168 2675 8157 2655 8157
      2644 8193 2656 8207 2648 8209 2657 8213
      2654 8218 2649 8218 2644 8212 2647 8206
      2644 8203 2642 8207 2649 8220 2654 8220

$$

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WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1000 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

.DISCUSSION...SEVERE TSTM WATCH #52 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR OUR
COUNTIES OF CHARLOTTE...LEE...AND HIGHLANDS. CATEGORICAL POPS
CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON FROM TAMPA BAY SOUTHWARD...AND LIKELY
NORTH OF THE BAY. GIVEN UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND STRONG DEEP LAYER WIND
FIELD...SVR TSTMS POSSIBLE FOR OUR SOUTHERN MOST FORECAST AREA...IN
PARTICULAR THE WATCH AREA AS MENTIONED ABOVE. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAIN CONCERN WITH THE TSTMS.

&&

.MARINE...EXPECTING THE NW WINDS BEHIND THE BOUNDARY TO STAY BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. FOR NOW WILL HOLD AT 15 KT WITH SEAS UP TO 5 FT.

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 PM FOR CHARLOTTE...LEE...AND
    HIGHLANDS.

&&

NP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
410 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-171700-
CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-
LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER-
410 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY:

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. A LARGE AREA OF
CONVECTION IS ONGOING EARLY THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD
FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS MOVING OVER THE
REGION. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SHORT LIVED MARINE
WATERSPOUTS.

IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORMS...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS WHERE THE
TRAINING OF CELLS OCCUR.  THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE AREA RIVERS
TO BE ON THE RISE...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

RESIDENTS LIVING IN AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO URBAN OR SMALL STREAM
FLOODING PROBLEMS...AS WELL AS...ALONG RIVERS AND FASTER FLOWING
STREAMS SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS TODAY AND
TONIGHT AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING BE
OBSERVED. MOTORISTS DRIVING ON WET ROADS TODAY SHOULD USE THEIR
HEADLIGHTS...SLOW DOWN...MAINTAIN A SAFE DRIVING DISTANCE AND AVOID
PONDING OF WATERS ON ROADWAYS.

OVER THE MARINE WATERS...GUSTY WINDS IN AND NEAR THE NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TEMPORARILY INCREASE SEAS MAKING FOR ROUGH
BOATING CONDITIONS. MARINERS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE ANY TRIPS UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD MONITOR
ONGOING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND THIS EVENING...AND IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY:

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE)

RD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
844 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

FLZ057-171445-
HIGHLANDS-
844 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY...
A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN
HIGHLAND COUNTY...INCLUDING VENUS...UNTIL 945 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS UP
TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM
TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

NP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
951 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

FLZ057-062-065-172200-
CHARLOTTE-HIGHLANDS-LEE-
951 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 52 IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR HIGHLANDS...LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.

AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...COMBINED WITH A STRONG
UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS FLORIDA...WILL INCREASE THE
THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A
STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE GULF. THE MAIN
THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...SMALL
HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. IN
ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND IMPRESSIVE SHEAR WILL
ALLOW FOR ISOLATED TORNADIC ACTIVITY WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
UPDATES.

&&

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE)