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 Aug 6, 12:00 PM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 100 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-MON)...WEAK FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. UPPER TROUGH IN PLACE OVER AL WEAKENS BUT MOVES LITTLE WITH WEAK RIDGING REMAINING OVER THE STATE. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE AS LOW PRESSURE TO THE NW OF THE AREA ASSOC WITH THE UPPER TROUGH OVER AL DISSIPATES. A BIT OF EXTRA MOISTURE AND ENERGY FROM THE LOW WILL LIKELY MOVE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND HELP SPARK A COUPLE OF COASTAL SHOWERS/STORMS TOWARD MORNING. HAVE THEREFORE EXTENDED THE ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE WATERS ABOUT 10 MILES INLAND FROM THE COAST FROM SARASOTA NORTHWARD STARTING AROUND 5AM SUN MORNING. FLOW WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT NIGHT AND BECOME WESTERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS AS THE SEABREEZE DEVELOPS AND PUSHES INLAND. WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE WITH TEMPS REACHING TO AROUND 90 NEAR THE COAST EACH DAY TO THE MID 90S INLAND. MIN TEMPS WILL FALL TO THE LOWER TO MID 70S EACH NIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION TO DEVELOP MAINLY NEAR THE SEABREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES EACH DAY. && .LONG TERM (MON NIGHT-SAT)...OVERALL PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WITH SURFACE RIDGE AXIS LOCATED SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. EXACT PLACEMENT OF AXIS SHIFTS FROM MODEL TO MODEL RUN... BUT IN GENERAL IT WILL BE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THUS KEEPING A RATHER LIGHT FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. TYPICAL SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION IS EXPECTED EACH DAY AS DAYTIME HEATING COMBINES WITH THE MOISTURE IN PLACE AND THE SEA/LAKE BREEZES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .MARINE...WEAK RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE WILL BRING LIGHT GENERALLY S/SW FLOW WITH WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOONS AS THE SEABREEZE TAKES OVER. SEAS WILL REMAIN AT 2 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR THESE STORMS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 77 90 76 91 / 20 50 20 40 FMY 75 92 75 92 / 30 50 30 40 GIF 75 92 75 93 / 30 50 30 40 SRQ 75 90 75 91 / 20 50 20 40 BKV 71 90 72 91 / 20 50 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JLC LONG TERM....PRC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 428 AM EDT SAT AUG 6 2005 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-061424- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 428 AM EDT SAT AUG 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT: SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST...ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR COUNTIES. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BRING DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINS...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HEAT INDICES WILL RISE TO THE LOWER 100S. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... BEFORE YOU GET THIRSTY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. STAY NEAR AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS IF POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS PRODUCING BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT A LITTLE ABOVE 100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. AR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 450 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2005 FLZ052-062130- POLK- 450 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST POLK COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT BARTOW AND FORT MEADE...UNTIL 530 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. RKR
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:53 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm wind gust of 62 MPH (54 Knots) was measured at the MacDill Air Force Base.
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