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 Jul 24, 1:30 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 230 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2003 CURRENT...THUNDERSTORMS FIRING UP NORTH OF TAMPA BAY IN SOUTHWEST FLOW SOUTH OF SURFACE/UL TROF OVER THE PANHANDLE AND NORTH OF RIDGELINE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. REMAINS OF TD 6 OFF THE SOUTHEAST FL COAST. SHORT TERM (THU NIGHT THRU SAT)...EXPECT THE NORTHERN FA TO CONTINUE ACTIVE THIS AFTERNOON IN AN AREA WITH COOLER MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES AND MORE INSTABILITY. MOISTURE IS CREEPING INTO THE SOUTHERN FA FROM THE SOUTH AS THE INVERTED TROF ONCE TD 6 MEANDERS WEST. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP LATE OVER SW FL AND SHOULD LINGER OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL WATERS. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL DRIFT NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AS THE MID/UPPER TROF RETRACTS NORTHEASTWARD. SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN THRU THE WEEKEND PRODUCING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. LONG TERM (SUN THRU THU)...DEEP LAYER RIDGING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN SATES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AS A WEAK EASTERLY WAVE TRANSITS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. RIDGING STARTS TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD STARTING MONDAY...AS THE AXIS SETTLES INTO CENTRAL FL TUESDAY AND THEN LINGERS THERE THROUGH THURSDAY AS IT WEAKENS SOME. FLOW WILL VEER TO SOUTHWESTERLY AS RIDGE AXIS MOVES SOUTHWARD OVER MUCH OF THE CWFA. BOTH TEMPERATURES AND POPS WILL STAY IN THE NORMAL RANGE...HOWEVER NORTHERLY COASTAL LOCATIONS COULD SEE SOME MORNING PRECIPITATION WHEN SOUTHWEST FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED. MARINE...A SOUTHEAST FLOW 15 KT OR LESS WILL TREND ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH LATE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES. FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS EXPECTED. CCFTBW TPA EB 076/092 076/092 077 03242 FMY EB 076/091 075/092 076 03442 GIF EB 074/093 074/093 075 03442 SRQ EB 078/091 076/090 076 03242 BKV EB 074/092 072/092 073 03242 .TBW...NONE. CP/RR
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-241400- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL 600 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF A SARASOTA TO WINTER HAVEN LINE TODAY. AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THIS LINE WILL HAVE THE MOST NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ELSEWHERE. MOST STORMS WILL NOT PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...A FEW OF THE STORMS AWAY FROM THE COAST MAY PRODUCE NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND BRIEF DOWNBURST WINDS TO 60 MPH. WATERSPOUTS HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO FORM NORTH OF SARASOTA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN FLORIDA TOMORROW. THIS WILL BRING A MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. THE PATTERN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO BACK TO LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING ISOLATED MORNING PRECIPITATION TO THE COAST WITH A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... IF SEVERE WEATHER DOES OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON IT WILL BE ISOLATED AND BRIEF. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REMINDED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NWS OFFICE IN RUSKIN. NOAH
FLZ048-049-241915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 233 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT SPRING HILL...MASARYKTOWN AND BROOKSVILLE...UNTIL 315 PM EDT. 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. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. KAMP
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees which took down power lines on Mariner Blvd. and the intersection of Sunshine Grove and State Highway 50. Elsewhere in the county, the Brooksville airport recorded 46 knot winds at 254 PM EDT.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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