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 26, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 230 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2003 CURRENTLY/SHORT TERM (TODAY THRU MON)...RIDGE OVER N FL AND ASOCIATED ESE FLOW HAS PUSHED TSTMS INTO THE SOUTH AND EASTERN FA. CLOUDS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY DEVELOPS. THE MOST VIGOROUS TSTMS SHOULD BE NORTH OF TAMPA BAY WHERE AFTERNOON HEATING SHOULD BE GREATER AND GULF SEA BREEZE STRONGER. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER MID/UPPER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH TUTT TO THE EAST STILL OFF THE LOWER EAST COAST AND SHOULD PROVIDE MINOR ENHANCEMENT TO THE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. BY TUESDAY SURFACE RIDGE MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS OUR CENTRAL FL PRODUCING ONSHORE FLOW FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH WITH MORNING AND MIDDAY THUNDERSTORMS NORTH DEVELOPING LATER TO THE SOUTH. EXTENDED (TUE THRU SAT)...THE SURFACE RIDGE DROPS INTO THE SOUTH- CENTRAL CWFA TUE AND THEN SOUTH FL WED BEFORE LIFTING BACK INTO THE CENTRAL CWFA THU AND THEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE FOR FRI AND SAT...WHEN A WEAK EASTERLY WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. HOWEVER...POPS WILL STAY IN THE SCATTERED RANGE WITH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TIMING ACROSS THE LAND. WINDS WILL SHIFT AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES BY AND ARE EXPECTED TO STAY LIGHT ENOUGH FOR AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES SOUTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE NORMAL RANGE THOUGH OUT THE PERIOD. MARINE... MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW WITH LATE AFTERNOON SEABREEZES HUGGING THE COAST. FLOW EVOLVES EARLY IN THE WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SINKS SOUTHWARD. SPEEDS LESS THAN 15 KNOTS WITH SEAS 3 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD. FIRE WEATHER... NO CONCERNS. CCFTBW TPA BB 073/092 075/090 078 03242 FMY BB 074/092 074/091 076 03442 GIF BB 073/092 073/092 075 03242 SRQ BB 073/090 074/090 076 03242 BKV BB 071/092 071/091 073 03242 .TBW...NONE. CP/RR
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-261430- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL 534 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TO 90 OR ABOVE WILL ACT ON A MOIST ATMOSPHERE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ON THE GULF AND EAST COAST SEA BREEZES...WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS WHERE THE BOUNDARIES COLLIDE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL CONTAIN HAIL...HEAVY RAIN IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY 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 BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN QUARTER OF THE U.S. THIS WILL BRING LATE 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. ALSHEIMER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree fell onto the roof of a home near the intersection of 24th Avenue and 80th Street. Damage to car ports and other light damage occurred at a mobile home park near 1st Avenue and 66th Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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