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 Jun 16, 1:17 PM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 217 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003 CURRENTLY...SCATTERED CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT AROUND 15 MPH. CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES WITH PRIMARY THREAT BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SHORT TERM (TON-WED)...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA INTO WEDNESDAY CONTINUING THE SOUTHEAST FLOW OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE. THUS WE WILL SEE A CONTINUATION OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES WHERE BEST CONVERGENCE WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR ALONG WEST COAST SEA BREEZE. WILL LEAVE CURRENT FORECAST POPS OF 50 TO 60 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND 20 TO 40 PERCENT AT NIGHT. NO BIG CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE SEEN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO GENERALLY GO WITH PERSISTENCE. MORE CLOUDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL GO A COUPLE OF DEGREES COOLER THAN LAST FEW DAYS. EXTENDED (WED NIGHT-MON)...RIDGE FLATTENS OUT FOR WED NIGHT AND THURSDAY TIME FRAME WITH UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS FA. BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS MOST OF PENINSULA AND LOTS OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN CLIMO POPS THROUGH THURSDAY. SURFACE RIDGE WILL TRY TO RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS SOUTHERN FA OVER THE WEEKEND BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES WILL CONTINUE TO FIRE SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO CLIMO EXCEPT FOR THURSDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPS COULD BE 2 TO 4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER. MARINE...SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS RIDGE FLATTENS OUT. SPEEDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 KNOTS OR LESS INTO WEDNESDAY AND THEN INCREASE SOME THURSDAY. FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: BKV 072/090 071/088 3636 TPA 076/090 076/088 3636 GIF 074/091 074/090 3536 SRQ 074/089 074/087 3636 FMY 074/091 074/088 3636 .TBW...NONE. PRC/EJ
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-161500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 530 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: A MOIST TROPICAL AIR MASS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WILL HELP TO FUEL SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN ABOUT MIDDAY FOR INLAND AREAS...WITH THE FORMATION AREAS SHIFTING TOWARD THE COAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. BY EVENING THE STORMS WILL BE DRIFTING OFF THE COAST AND OVER THE GULF. THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING LIGHTNING...AND TEMPORARY DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING MIDWEEK WILL KEEP THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL SEE A RETURN TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORMS. .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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A utility company reported power lines down due to fallen trees and limbs from thunderstorm winds. Law enforcement reported two minor injuries due to falling trees at the Hillsborough State Park.
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