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 Nov 19, 2:30 AM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 230 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 .CURRENT/SHORT TERM (TODAY-FRI)......SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER AREA WITH TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS HOVERING A FEW DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF 70. APPROACHING BAND OF ACTIVITY HAS WEAKENED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS AS SECONDARY BAND TO THE WEST INTENSIFIES. THE CONVECTION IS MOVING EASTWARD AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING OVER NORTHERN FA AND DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON CENTRAL AND SOUTH. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF TAMPA BAY WHERE SHEAR AND INSTABILITY IS GREATER. SKIES WILL CLEAR RAPIDLY AFTER FRONT PASSES. OVERNIGHT TEMPS WILL COOL TO AROUND NORMAL IN THE MID 40S NORTH TO MID 50S SOUTH BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM (FRI NGT-TUE)...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. OVER THE WEEKEND AN OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK AS NEXT UPPER LEVEL DEEP TROUGH MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. MONDAY AND ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE REMAINS LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM SO WILL CONTINUE WITH DRY FORECAST AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL. .MARINE...BUOY 42036 HAS BEEN SHOWING 20 TO 25 KTS OVERNIGHT AND WINDS IN THE COASTAL WATERS ARE APPROACHING SCA CRITERIA AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. .FIRE WEATHER...DEWPOINTS WILL DROP BEHIND FRONT AND BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 35 PERCENT. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POP... TPA TV 077/056 075/053 077 700 FMY TV 083/058 078/054 079 700 GIF TV 078/054 074/050 077 700 SRQ TV 078/057 074/055 077 700 BKV TV 074/048 073/045 076 700 .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SCA FOR BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING TAMPA BAY. CP/PRC
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-191500- WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 420 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A BROAD AREA OF RAIN WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF. ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THESE AREAS OF RAIN ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE TODAY AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT AS WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE OVER THE GULF. WITH MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS...GULF WATER LEVELS WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...MAINLY FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY. CP
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:59 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds associated with a thunderstorms along a cold front blew through the parking lot of the Westfield Shopping center and destroyed the tents of 11 vendors at the Sarasota Holiday Arts and Craft Show.
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