1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 16, 2:25 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION...COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 225 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2003 CORRECTED WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES SECTION .CURRENTLY... PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE REGION WITH MOISTURE RETURN WELL UNDERWAY. MOISTURE RETURN HAS BEEN SO FAST THAT RADAR IS NOW INDICATING SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST. && .SHORT TERM (TON-THU)... STILL GENERALLY FOLLOWING THE GFS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHICH CONTINUES TO BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THE REGARDS TO THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. STILL LOOKS LIKE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TAMPA TO DAYTONA BEACH...SIMILAR TO THIS PAST SUNDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST OVERNIGHT REACHING THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS SHORTLY AFTER 06Z...THE TAMPA BAY AREA AROUND 12Z AND THEN EXITING THE STATE BY 18Z. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BRINGING IN ANOTHER SHOT OF COOLER DRIER AIR. MAY STILL HAVE A FEW SHOWERS AROUND BEHIND THE FRONT UNTIL UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS MOVE THROUGH...BUT MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN ZONES WHERE MOISTURE WILL LINGER THE LONGEST. WEDNESDAY NIGHT WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME AND BECOME MORE NORTHERLY WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION CONTINUING. WILL LIKELY SEE TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING FROM INLAND PASCO COUNTY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NATURE COAST WITH SOME MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S SOUTHWARD INTO INLAND CHARLOTTE COUNTY. WILL THEREFORE NEED TO ISSUE A FREEZE WATCH FOR INLAND PASCO NORTHWARD FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 10 MPH. ON THURSDAY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BACK TO WEST NORTHWEST AHEAD OF A WEAK TROUGH THAT WILL BRING A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS TROUGH SHOULD BE DRY WITH JUST A FEW CLOUDS EXPECTED. .LONG TERM (THU NGT-TUE)... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OUT OF THE PLAINS INTO THE GULF COAST AND THEN MOVES EAST...MAINTAINING A COOL DRY NORTHWEST TO NORTH FLOW INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. THE CENTER OF THE HIGH REACHES THE SOUTHEAST U.S. SAT WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE NORTHEASTERLY WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES MONDAY...KEEPING A NE FLOW IN PLACE...AND IS REINFORCED BY ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE AREA MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. && .MARINE... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND THEN SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY SHIFTING THE WINDS TO NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. HIGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. OVER THE WEEKEND VEERING WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST. && .FIRE WEATHER... NO HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ON THURSDAY RH VALUES MAY APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES...BUT DURATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 4 HOURS. && PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 062 062 040 060 / 70 40 0 0 FMY 066 066 041 064 / 70 60 0 0 GIF 063 063 038 061 / 70 40 0 0 SRQ 063 063 041 061 / 70 40 0 0 BKV 061 061 031 060 / 60 20 0 0 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZE WATCH FOR THURSDAY NIGHT FOR LEVY...CITRUS...HERNANDO... SUMTER AND INLAND PASCO COUNTIES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ENGLEWOOD TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING TAMPA BAY FOR LATE TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FOR BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FOR LATE TONIGHT. PRC/RKR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 530 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2003 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-161630- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 530 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TODAY AND INTERACT WITH A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...CAUSING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. SMALL STREAMS MAY BRIEFLY EXCEED BANK FULL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. BY THURSDAY MORNING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR NATURE COAST WITH WIND CHILLS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE 20S. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 30S. FREEZE WARNINGS AND/OR WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 508 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2003 FLZ065-162300- LEE- 508 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT CAPE CORAL... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT CAPE CORAL...UNTIL 600 PM 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. DAVIS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 528 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2003 FLZ062-065-162300- CHARLOTTE-LEE- 528 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2003 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL EFFECT NORTHWEST LEE COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM THEN MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...WILL AFFECT SUNCOAST ESTATES...NORTH FORT MYERS AND TUCKERS CORNER...UNTIL 600 PM 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. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. DAVIS
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms along a strong cold front produced damaging winds that knocked down several trees and power lines at the intersection of Nicholas Parkway and 4th Avenue Southeast.
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