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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 3, 12:45 PM EST, 5 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 145 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 .SHORT TERM(TNGT-THURS)...MODELS ARE INDICATING SIMILAR OVERALL SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT THE DETAILS REMAIN RATHER INCONSISTENT. STILL APPEARS THAT LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE FOCUS OF PRECIPITATION ACTIVITY NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES EAST IN NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. WEAK SURFACE LOW COULD DEVELOP IN EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ALONG OLD BOUNDARY AND THIS ALONG WITH DEEP MOISTURE SPREADING FURTHER NORTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS SHORT WAVE APPROACHES WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. MOS GUIDANCE POPS HAVE COME IN BETWEEN 50 AND 70 PERCENT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHICH LOOKS REASONABLE GIVEN DECENT ISENTROPIC LIFT AND INCREASING MOISTURE IN LOWER AND MID LEVELS. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS (30-40%) FOR TONIGHT...CHANCE TO LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY (50-60%)...AND CHANCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT (40-50%). ON THURSDAY NAM PUSHES DEEPEST MOISTURE QUICKLY EAST OUT INTO ATLANTIC AS SHORT WAVE MOVES BY WHILE THE GFS DEEPENS THE TROUGH AND HOLDS ON TO THE MOISTURE LONGER. WILL GENERALLY LEAN TOWARD GFS AND LEAVE HIGH CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM (THU NGT-TUE)...WHILE THERE ARE STILL SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS AND INDIVIDUAL RUNS...WE ARE BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON A WEAKER MORE PROGRESSIVE SOLUTION. WHILE THE LESS AMPLIFIED 500 MB TROUGH IN THE NAM LOOKS MORE BELIEVABLE THAN THE GFS CLOSED 500 MB LOW OVER NORTH FLORIDA FOR FRIDAY...THE GFS DOES HAVE SUPPORT FROM OTHER MODELS...INCLUDING THE ECMWF. I WILL BE LEANING TOWARD THE OPERATIONAL GFS FOR THIS PACKAGE. DEEP MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO THURSDAY NIGHT...FINALLY ALLOWING OUR WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY TO BEGIN ITS TREK TO THE EAST. THIS WILL TAKE THE BEST DYNAMICS OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC BY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT OUR FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONGLY CYCLONIC ALOFT ALONG WITH A COLD POOL OF AIR IN THE MID-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. FRIDAY COULD BE AN INTERESTING DAY WITH AT LEAST SOME POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR ALOFT WILL BE RIGHT OVER NORTH FLORIDA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE THE VERY DRY AIR THAT WILL HAVE SETTLED IN ABOVE 700 MB. FOR NOW...WILL INDICATE A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES...BUT JUST ISOLATED SHOWERS SOUTH WHERE DRY AIR AND SLIGHTLY WARMER MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL EXIST. THE WEEKEND LOOKS VERY NICE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BOTH SURFACE AND ALOFT WITH VERY DRY AIR. WINDS THIS WEEKEND WILL BE EASTERLY EXCEPT PERHAPS FOR A SEA BREEZE EACH AFTERNOON IF THE GRADIENT FLOW DOES NOT GET TOO STRONG. THE TYPICAL DRY MAY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES. && .MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FLAG CRITERIA THROUGH PERIOD...BUT COULD INCREASE SOME IF LOW PRESSURE DOES DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. OTHERWISE NO HIGHLIGHTS ANTICIPATED. && .FIRE WEATHER...RH VALUES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AND MAY SEE A FEW READINGS BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DURATIONS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 4 HOURS SO NO PROBLEMS EXPECTED. NO OTHER HIGHLIGHTS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES KEEPING RH VALUES WELL ABOVE WATCH/WARNING CRITERIA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 66 82 68 82 / 40 60 50 50 FMY 68 84 68 84 / 40 60 50 50 GIF 65 83 66 83 / 40 60 50 50 SRQ 65 80 67 81 / 40 60 50 50 BKV 62 82 64 81 / 30 50 40 50 .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...PRC LONG TERM....EJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 438 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-031436- CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE- LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER- 438 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA ALONG WITH AMPLE MOISTURE...AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY. FURTHER TO THE NORTH OVER WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. A WEAK STEERING FLOW WILL MEAN SLOW MOVING STORMS...SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING TODAY SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF ENCOUNTERING ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY. 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: A SLOW NORTHWARD MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY COMBINED WITH AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND ADDITIONAL UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL SET THE STAGE FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE) JCM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
412 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HAIL 2 S FORT OGDEN 27.06N 81.96W
05/03/2005 2.75 INCH DESOTO FL TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO HAIL AROUND 2 INCH DIAMETER ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF
FORT OGDEN.
&&
BSGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
446 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM FUNNEL CLOUD FORT OGDEN 27.09N 81.96W
05/03/2005 DESOTO FL EMERGENCY MNGR
0435 PM HAIL 2 S WAUCHULA 27.52N 81.81W
05/03/2005 0.88 INCH HARDEE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
0445 PM HAIL BOWLING GREEN 27.64N 81.82W
05/03/2005 1.75 INCH HARDEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND.
&&
DAVISPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
452 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
CORRECTED FOR TIME ON THIRD REPORT
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM FUNNEL CLOUD FORT OGDEN 27.09N 81.96W
05/03/2005 DESOTO FL EMERGENCY MNGR
0435 PM HAIL 2 S WAUCHULA 27.52N 81.81W
05/03/2005 0.88 INCH HARDEE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
0435 PM HAIL BOWLING GREEN 27.64N 81.82W
05/03/2005 1.75 INCH HARDEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND.
&&
DAVISPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
511 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM HAIL FORT MEADE 27.75N 81.80W
05/03/2005 2.50 INCH POLK FL BROADCAST MEDIA
VIEWER REPORTED TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
&&
DAVISPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
607 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM HAIL LAKE WALES 27.90N 81.59W
05/03/2005 1.00 INCH POLK FL TRAINED SPOTTER
0552 PM HAIL 8 E LAKE HAMILTON 28.05N 81.49W
05/03/2005 1.00 INCH POLK FL PARK/FOREST SRVC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ALONG CATFISH CREEK IN RURAL
EASTERN POLK.
&&
DAVISPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
639 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0636 PM HAIL 2 S ONA 27.46N 81.92W
05/03/2005 1.00 INCH HARDEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&
HENESThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:45 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were broken and blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
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