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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 1:04 PM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
204 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003
SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRI): UPPER RIDGE SOUTH OF THE CWFA
TO CONTINUE AS SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ZIP THROUGH NEARLY ZONAL FLOW
ACROSS THE LOWER 48 STATES. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE AS IT RIDGES WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA...SHIFTING
FROM CENTRAL FL INTO THE NORTH AND WEAKENING SOME BY FRIDAY.
TYPICAL SUMMER TIME PATTERN TO RULE WITH AFTERNOON SEA
BREEZES PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR TSTM FORMATION TO BEGIN INLAND AND
THEN DRIFTING OFFSHORE IN THE EVENING. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS MOIST
WITH PRECIPITABLE WATERS AROUND 1.8 TO 2.0...WITH THE HIGHER VALUES
ACROSS THE SOUTH SUPPORTING 50 POPS THERE BUT 40 CENTRAL AND NORTH.
TEMPS WARM WITH LOWS 70 TO 75 AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S...SLIGHTLY
LOWER ALONG THE COAST.
EXTENDED (SAT THRU TUE): TYPICAL SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW SUMMER PATTERN
WITH SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH. CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG THE
EAST COAST SEA BREEZE EARLY AND CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG THE EAST
COAST SEA BREEZE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SEA BREEZES MERGE FIRST
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND THEN MERGE NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST
COAST. BY TUESDAY THE SURFACE RIDGE DRIFTS OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA.
MARINE:NO PROBLEMS...OTHER THAN TSTMS...WITH SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
FLOW LIGHT ENOUGH FOR AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES.
FIRE WEATHER: MOIST AIR MASS PRECLUDES ANY WATCHES OR FLAGS.
PRELIM NUMBERS:
BKV 070/093 070/093 2424
TPA 075/092 075/092 2424
GIF 073/093 073/093 2424
SRQ 074/090 074/090 2424
FMY 074/092 074/092 2525
.TBW...NONE.
RKR/CPFLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-111530- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 532 AM EDT WED JUN 11 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEATING...HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS...AND AN AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE WILL ALLOW A COUPLE OF THE STORMS TO BECOME STRONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE INLAND FROM THE COAST AS THE SEA BREEZE MOVES EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WHEN SKIES DARKEN...MOVE INDOORS. IF THERE IS TIME...UNPLUG APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE STORM ENDS BEFORE USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER 2 PM. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW
FLZ051-112100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 422 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003 A THUNDERSTORM...SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT...WILL AFFECT LUTZ AND CARROLLWOOD...UNTIL 445 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL.
FLZ050-051-112230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 541 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT TAMPA RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC... THUNDERSTORMS...BUILDING WESTWARD...WILL AFFECT WEST PARK...TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...TAMPA...PALM RIVER CLAIR MEL...TEMPLE TERRACE...OLD TAMPA BAY...AND FEATHER SOUND UNTIL 630 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A National Weather Service storm survey found three 50 foot pines snapped off at the 20 foot level and hundreds of limbs down.
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