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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 5, 12:23 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 123 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-WED)...SEA BREEZE BEGINNING PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY DEVELOPING IN PINELLAS...HERNANDO...AND CITRUS COUNTIES. EARLIER ACTIVITY OVER THE WATER AND INLAND LEVY COUNTY HAS PRETTY MUCH DISSIPATED WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ALREADY CLEAR INTO MARION COUNTY. LOW-LEVEL FLOW HAS DEFINITELY VEERED AROUND SOME FROM THIS MORNING AS SFC RIDGE AXIS IS BEGINNING TO SLIDE SOUTH AS ADVERTISED IN MOST OF THE COMPUTER GUIDANCE. THIS WILL FAVOR INLAND AREAS THIS AFTERNOON FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NORTH...THEN TREND BACK TOWARDS THE COAST AS YOU GO SOUTH. AFTER TODAY...MODELS ARE NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT NOR DO THEY HAVE GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY CONCERNING THE PLACEMENT OF THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS. WILL FOLLOW PREVIOUS THINKING OF RIDGE AXIS SETTLING OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES WITH MOSTLY A WESTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. IN ADDITION...THE MESOETA IS PAINTING POPS TO BE NEAR OR EVEN A BIT BELOW CLIMO WHILE THE GFS NEARLY DOUBLES THAT. PREVIOUS RUNS IN THE GFS WERE A LITTLE LOWER WITH THE POPS...AND THE 40/50 SPLIT BETWEEN COASTAL AND INLAND POPS STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM (WED NIGHT-MON)...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE A BIT INDECISIVE ON WHERE TO PLACE THE SFC RIDGE AXIS. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BEGIN OVER THE S FA THURS...POSSIBLY BACK TOWARD THE CENT FA FRI THROUGH SUN...THEN BACK TOWARD THE S FA BY MON. NO MATTER WHERE THE LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SETS UP...MODELS SHOW VERY LIGHT FLOW...DOMINATED BY AFTN SEA BREEZES. HAVE CONTINUED WITH 40-50% POPS...WITH A HIGHER BIAS INLAND MUCH OF THE PERIOD. && .MARINE...CONTINUED MORE OF THE SAME WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS. CONVECTION HAS BEEN THE MOST ACTIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND THAT TREND WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE. NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...LOTS OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 92 77 91/ 20 40 20 40 FMY 75 92 75 92/ 30 50 30 50 GIF 75 94 75 93/ 30 50 30 50 SRQ 75 91 75 90/ 20 40 20 40 BKV 72 92 72 91/ 20 40 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM.....JILLSON LONG TERM......MORALES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 545 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-051400- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 545 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH DAYTIME HEATING ALONG THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE ALONG COASTAL AREAS LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND LATER COLLIDING WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER INTERIOR AREAS...THEN TAPER OFF INTO THE EVENING. WEAK WESTERLY STEERING FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH TODAYS STORMS. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY OF STRONG STORMS EACH AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .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 (LOWER CASE)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 231 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 FLZ051-051915- HILLSBOROUGH- 231 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DRIFTING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT WEST PARK...TOWN N COUNTRY...TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND CARROLLWOOD...UNTIL 315 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. MCMICHAEL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 235 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 FLZ050-051915- PINELLAS- 235 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT SAFETY HARBOR...PALM HARBOR AND OLDSMAR...UNTIL 315 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MCMICHAEL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 318 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 FLZ051-052000- HILLSBOROUGH- 318 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT WIMAUMA...SUN CITY CENTER...RIVERVIEW AND BLOOMINGDALE...UNTIL 400 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. MCMICHAEL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
415 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004
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0302 PM HAIL CARROLLWOOD 28.05N 82.49W
07/05/2004 0.75 INCH HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
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JCMThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Two males age 38 and 45 were struck by lightning while working in an open mine along State Road 62.
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