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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 23, 12:15 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 115 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SAT)...UPPER LOW CURRENTLY SPINNING OVER THE FL STRAITS TO SLOWLY LIFT N/NW-WARD THROUGH THE PERIOD OVER THE STATE AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE NE US. AT THE SFC...WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AS A TROPICAL WAVE LIFTS NW THROUGH CUBA. THESE FEATURES MERGE LATE FRIDAY AND LIFT NNW OVER THE STATE FOR SATURDAY. THIS MEANS THE PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED CLEARING AND RETURN TO A NORMAL SUMMER PATTERN WILL BE FURTHER DELAYED AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND ADDED UPPER ENERGY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. WILL THEREFORE BUMP UP POPS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AND REDUCE THE THUNDER MENTION. WILL ALSO LOWER MAX TEMPS AS WILL HAVE MORE CLOUDS AND RAIN. && .LONG TERM (SAT NGT-THU)...AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD THE UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE FL PENINSULA WHILE THE TROPICAL WAVE MOVES FROM THE PENINSULA INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THOUGH THERE ARE SOME DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN MODELS, LEANING TOWARDS NAM. BY SUN AFTERNOON LOOK FOR THE TROF TO MOVE NNW INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. WILL KEEP SCATTERED POPS OVER THE AREA AS FINAL SOLUTION STILL IN DOUBT. BY TUES UPPER RIDGING REESTABLISHES ITSELF OVER THE REGION WHILE SFC BERMUDA HIGH RIDGES TO OUR NORTH. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING A E/SE FLOW ACROSS THE STATE WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE TYPICAL SUMMER WEATHER PATTERN OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TAPERING OFF TO ISOLATED IN THE EVENINGS. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD AROUND CLIMATE. && .MARINE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TO MERGE WITH A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN/HISPANOLA REGION. THIS FEATURE WILL THEN LIFT NNW OVER THE STATE WITH WINDS TURNING CYCLONICLY FROM EASTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND THE LOW. WILL KEEP WIND SPEEDS AT OR BELOW 15 KNOTS FOR NOW AND SEAS LESS THAN 5 FEET. AFTER THIS FEATURE MOVES BY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN WITH LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW RETURNING. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 72 87 73 88 / 40 60 40 50 FMY 71 86 73 89 / 50 60 40 30 GIF 72 88 73 89 / 40 60 40 50 SRQ 71 86 73 88 / 40 60 40 50 BKV 69 87 70 87 / 30 60 40 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JLC LONG TERM....RD/JLF/SU
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 415 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-240830- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 415 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY AGAIN POSSIBLE OVER NEAR SHORE AND INLAND WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WIDESPREAD RAINFALL COMBINED WITH ISOLATED TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY WHICH MAY NECESSITATE FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 209 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 FLZ060-062-231845- CHARLOTTE-SARASOTA- 209 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTIES... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT ROTONDA...MANASOTA KEY...SOUTH VENICE...NOKOMIS...LAUREL...WARM MINERAL SPRINGS...ENGLEWOOD AND VENICE GARDENS...UNTIL 245 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 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. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 237 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 FLZ052-231900- POLK- 237 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND WESTERN POLK COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT WINTER HAVEN...INWOOD...AUBURNDALE...LAKELAND AND CRYSTAL LAKE...UNTIL 300 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. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 259 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 FLZ051-052-231930- POLK-HILLSBOROUGH- 259 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN POLK AND EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT WINSTON...LAKELAND...CRYSTAL LAKE...LAKELAND HIGHLANDS AND PLANT CITY...UNTIL 330 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. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RJS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
341 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW PLANT CITY 27.98N 82.17W
06/23/2005 2.30 INCH HILLSBOROUGH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL IN 30 MINUTES. LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING. RAIN
CONTINUES.
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NOAHThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck an outlet mall on the 3800 block of U.S. Highway 98 sending an electrical charge through an inside steel pole where an employee was injured while working at a cash register.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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