Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

972 
WWUS52 KTBW 061932
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
332 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

FLC075-062030-
/O.CON.KTBW.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110606T2030Z/
LEVY FL-
332 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL LEVY COUNTY...

AT 327 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL LEVY
COUNTY...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF BRONSON...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 2937 8256 2923 8252 2920 8270 2942 8275
      2942 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 356DEG 6KT 2936 8267

$$

091 
WWUS52 KTBW 061948
SVSTBW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
348 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

FLC075-061959-
/O.CAN.KTBW.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110606T2030Z/
LEVY FL-
348 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LEVY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE THRESHOLDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DISSIPATE.

LAT...LON 2937 8256 2923 8252 2920 8270 2942 8275
      2942 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 356DEG 6KT 2933 8267

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
141 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...BROAD MID LEVEL RIDGING
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REESTABLISH FROM THE
NORTH TONIGHT FORCING A WEAK SURFACE LOW WESTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF. LINGERING SHOWERS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEFORE
THE LOW MOVES OUT...WILL CARRY 20 POPS OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES
TONIGHT. GRADIENT FLOW WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN BY TOMORROW WITH
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF THE AREA AND INVEST 94 IN THE
CARIBBEAN. EXPECTING THE SEA BREEZE TO BE PINNED TO THE COAST
TOMORROW. MAY SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM PUSH
WESTWARD ACROSS THE STATE TOMORROW FROM ABOUT HILLSBOROUGH/POLK
NORTHWARD. BY WEDNESDAY...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW WILL AGAIN KEEP THE
WEST COAST SEA BREEZE ON THE COAST...IF IT CAN EVEN DEVELOP.
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR IS FORECAST TO COME ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE
EAST. THEREFORE..WILL ONLY CARRY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG COASTAL AREAS WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SEA
BREEZE. TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN IN THE LOW TO MID 90S THROUGH
THE PERIOD.

.PREVIOUS LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...OVERALL
FORECAST FOR THE LONG TERM REMAINS ON TRACK WITH THE MID/UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING WEAKENING LATE IN THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LOW
SETS UP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. MEANWHILE AT THE SURFACE THE
RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE REGION WITH AN INVERTED
TROUGH/WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTHWESTWARD
FROM THE CARIBBEAN INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF. THIS SHOULD ALL LEAD
TO AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE LATE IN THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
BETTER CHANCES OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. FOR NOW
HAVE LEFT THE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THURSDAY AND GONE WITH CHANCE
POPS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND CHANCE
POPS EVERYWHERE ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL
THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER
90S...EXCEPT A FEW DEGREES COOLER NEAR THE COAST THANKS TO THE SEA
BREEZE...AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH AFTERNOON INTO EVENING
MAINLY SCT 4-6K FT CU FIELD AND CIRRUS SHIELD WITH A SEABREEZE NEAR
THE COAST. WINDS BECOMING LIGHT WITH CIRRUS OVERHEAD TONIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS LINGER OVER THE
NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT BUT SHOULD CLEAR OUT DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. STRONGER EASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY
TOMORROW WHICH WILL HELP KEEP THE SEA BREEZE ALONG THE COAST. IN
ADDITION...NOCTURNAL EASTERLY SURGES IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY SEE
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEAR OR OFF SHORE WATERS
DURING THE LATE EVENING TO LATE NIGHT HOURS TUES AND WED NIGHTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED TO AROUND 25
PERCENT IN LEE COUNTY. HOWEVER...RH SHOULD RECOVER LATER THIS
AFTERNOON WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND. ANY SURGE FROM THE
AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE WILL BE BELOW 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF
TAMPA BAY. EASTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY TOMORROW BUT
NOT EXPECTING RH TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR INSTANTANEOUS RED
FLAG CONDITIONS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  74  91  73  91 /  10  20  10  20
FMY  73  93  72  93 /  10  10  10  20
GIF  71  94  71  93 /  10  20  10  10
SRQ  74  90  72  91 /  10  10  10  20
BKV  68  93  67  92 /  10  20  10  20
SPG  76  90  76  89 /  10  20  10  20

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...20/BARRON
AVIATION...25/DAVIS
PREVIOUS LONG TERM...69/CLOSE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
445 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-062045-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
445 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM
PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...AND POLK COUNTIES NORTHWARD WITH
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF LEVY...CITRUS...AND SUMTER
COUNTIES. HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

09/RKR

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
213 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0205 PM     WILDFIRE         6 ENE LEBANON           29.20N 82.55W
06/06/2011                   LEVY               FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            650 ACRES...25 PERCENT CONTAINED. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS.
            SHELTER OPEN AT 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH IN BRONSON.

&&

JILLSON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
309 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

FLZ039-061945-
LEVY-
309 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN LEVY
COUNTY FOR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS
VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 304 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRONSON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH WILL AFFECT BRONSON.

GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE MAY OCCUR. FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND
A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2956 8265 2955 8264 2955 8256 2945 8255
      2938 8281 2957 8285 2957 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 337DEG 9KT 2952 8271