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NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 19, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY - RUSKIN FL 200 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 .SHORT TERM (REST OF THIS AFTERNOON-MON)...THICK CIRRUS CLOUDS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA HAS BEEN SUPPRESSING DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND DELAYING THE ONSET OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. WEST COAST SEABREEZE HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COLDER AIR ALOFT MAY ALLOW FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH BRIEF FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AN U/L LOW OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE WEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH A POOL OF COLD AIR ALOFT ADVECTING OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. THE STRONGER STORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION FROM THE EAST... SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL DEVELOP. THIS WILL CREATE A MORE TYPICAL PATTERN OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG BOTH THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEABREEZES MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE TWO BOUNDARIES COLLIDING OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. POPS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .LONG TERM (MON NGT-SAT)...GFS/ECMWF/UKMET ALL SIMILAR WITH A SURFACE RIDGE RESIDING ACROSS THE CWFA THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THE NAM/DGEX DEVELOPS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF THIS IS BEING DISCOUNTED. THE RIDGE AXIS BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH FRI AS AN EASTERLY WAVE MOVES INTO THE SE BAHAMAS AND THEN APPROACHES SOUTH FL SAT. LIGHT FLOW WILL DOMINATE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST EXCEPT FOR AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES FOR THE SOUTH CWFA WHILE THE NORTH SEES SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST...INTO FRI. THEN THE FLOW BEGINS TO PICK UP AND BECOME SE AND EAST...AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS NORTH...AND BY THE END OF THE PERIOD THE APPROACHING EASTERLY WAVE BACKS FLOW TO EAST AND NE. THIS FORECAST WILL KEEP POPS SCATTERED...IN THE NEAR NORMAL RANGE...FOR THE AFTERNOONS AND ISOLATED IN THE EVENINGS...EXCEPT WILL TRIM POPS DOWN 10 PERCENT GOING INTO THE WEEKEND AS SLIGHTLY DIRER AIR AHEAD OF THE EASTERLY WAVE WORKS IN. TEMPERATURES FAIRLY UNIFORM...DAY TO DAY AND CLOSE TO CLIMO. && .MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...VFR WITH A FEW TCU/CB NEAR COASTAL AIRPORTS WHILE INTERIOR ONES HAVE REPORTED SOME -RA. EXPECT WIDELY SCT TSTM THROUGH OUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY EVENING ALONG WITH SOME TEMPO MVFR/IFR BTWN 18-23Z AT THE TAF SITES. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 75 89 76 91 / 30 60 30 50 FMY 74 90 74 92 / 30 60 30 50 GIF 74 90 74 92 / 30 60 30 50 SRQ 75 89 75 90 / 30 60 30 50 BKV 71 89 71 91 / 30 60 30 50 SPG 78 89 78 91 / 30 60 30 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...OGLESBY LONG TERM/AVIATION...RUDE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 500 AM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-191400- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 500 AM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...OR WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS MAY CREATE LOCALIZED BRIEF HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE FORM OF GUSTY WINDS...CHOPPY SEAS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING...AND WATERSPOUTS. MARINERS SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE WATERS...AND SEEK SAFETY WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. PRC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 108 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 FLZ050-191800- PINELLAS- 108 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 THUNDERSTORMS NEARLY STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT SAINT PETERSBURG... PINELLAS PARK...LEALMAN AND KENNETH CITY...UNTIL 200 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 209 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 FLZ051-055-060-191900- MANATEE-SARASOTA-HILLSBOROUGH- 209 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL MANATEE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT VAMO...SOUTH SARASOTA SOUTH GATE RIDGE...SAMOSET...RUSKIN...DESOTO LAKES...PARRISH... BRADENTON...BAYSHORE GARDENS...AND SUN CITY CENTER ...UNTIL 300 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG I-75 BETWEEN VENICE AND SUN CITY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 209 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 FLZ051-055-060-191900- MANATEE-SARASOTA-HILLSBOROUGH- 209 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL MANATEE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT VAMO...SOUTH SARASOTA SOUTH GATE RIDGE...SAMOSET...RUSKIN...DESOTO LAKES...PARRISH... BRADENTON...BAYSHORE GARDENS...AND SUN CITY CENTER ...UNTIL 300 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. IN ADDITION...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED OFFSHORE OF COQUINA BEACH AT 2 PM. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG I-75 BETWEEN VENICE AND SUN CITY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. JCM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 304 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 FLZ051-052-055-056-192000- MANATEE-HARDEE-POLK-HILLSBOROUGH- 304 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOUR CORNERS AREA... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...BUILDING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT DUETTE...FORT LONESOME...BRADLEY JUNCTION...FORT GREEN...AS WELL AS STATE ROADS 37 AND 62 UNTIL 400 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 331 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 FLZ065-192015- LEE- 331 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING AND DEVELOPING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT BONITA SPRINGS AND ESTERO...UNTIL 415 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 424 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 FLZ065-192115- LEE- 424 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STATIONARY...WILL AFFECT ESTERO...WHISKEY CREEK...PAGE PARK-PINE MANOR...FORT MYERS...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS VILLAS...AND SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT UNTIL 515 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 WILL 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.
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:34 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported several oak tree limbs downed by thunderstorm winds.
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