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 25, 1:15 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 215 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2003 CURRENT/SHORT TERM (FRI-SUN)...RIDGE STILL ACROSS CENTRAL FL WITH SE FLOW SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY AND AND ONSHORE WINDS NORTH. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY BEGINING TO FIRE ALONG THE WEST COAST SEABREEZE. SOME TSTMS WILL BE STRONGER WITH ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH. MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH RIDGE DRIFTING NORTH OVER THE WEEKEND. LONG TERM (MON-FRI)...SFC RIDGE AXIS STARTS OFF OVER NORTH FL MONDAY AND THEN SLIDES SOUTH AND WEAKENS...REACHING SOUTH FL LATE TUESDAY. THE RIDGE LIFTS BACK IN THE NORTH CWFA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHEAST FLOW GIVES WAY TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AS RIDGE AXIS MOVES OVER THE AREA...BUT WITH A GENERALLY LIGHT FLOW THAT ALLOWS AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS. SOUTHEAST FLOW BEGINS TO SET UP AGAIN THU & FRI AS RIDGE MOVES BACK NORTH. A MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN IN-PLACE...ENHANCED BY SOME WEAK WAVES MOVING BY TO THE SOUTH...WITH SCATTERED POPS(40-50%) FOR THE AFTERNOON AND TRENDING DOWN AT NIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE TEMPERATURE RANGE. MARINE...SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL VEER TO SOUTHWEST TUESDAY BUT WINDS REMAIN 15 KT OR BELOW AND WAVES TO REMAIN 3 FT OR LESS THRU PERIOD. FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS. CCFTBW TPA TB 076/092 076/091 075 03252 FMY TB 075/092 076/093 076 03252 GIF TB 073/093 073/093 073 03252 SRQ TB 076/090 076/089 075 03252 BKV TB 072/092 073/092 074 03252 .TBW...NONE. CP/RR
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-251430- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL 600 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BRING THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE TO THE WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS AND THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION TO THE SEA BREEZE FRONT...A SMALL SCALE UPPER LEVEL ROTATION 150 MILES WEST OF NAPLES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL POCKET OF COOL AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM COULD ENHANCE THE HAIL POTENTIAL. LOCALIZED FLOODING AND BRIEF 60 MPH DOWNBURST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA. THIS WILL PUSH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE INTO THE AREA AND CREATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERTSORMS. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AS LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN QUARTER OF THE U.S. THIS WILL BRING EARLY MORNING STORMS TO THE COAST AND SCATTERED STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REMINDED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NWS OFFICE IN RUSKIN. NOAH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two large oak trees and numerous branches were downed by thunderstorm winds and blocked Oak Lane Road near the intersection of Bloomingdale and Lithia Pinecrest.
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