1 lightning, 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 Jul 13, 12:30 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 130 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SAT)...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE MID LEVELS IS NOW STRENGTHENING OVER THE SOUTH U.S. MAINLAND. GFS/ETA SHOW THIS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT EXPANDING INTO FLORIDA AND REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ALSO EXPANDS AND REACHES THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE BEGINNING TOMORROW. MODEL DATA ALSO SUGGESTS A DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA WITH MOISTURE AND PW VALUES STEADILY DECREASING. THESE FACTORS WILL COMBINE AND BRING A DECREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY POPS DECREASE TO 30 PERCENT...MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES...AND 20 PERCENT EVERYWHERE BY SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TO ONE OR TWO DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT - THURSDAY)...SPRAWLING DEEP LAYERED RIDGING COVERING THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE LONG TERM...AS ATTENDANT SURFACE RIDGE AXIS MEANDERS ABOUT THE NORTH-CENTRAL PENINSULA. UNSEASONABLY DRY SUBSIDENT AIR MASS (PWS < 1.2) UNDER THE RIDGE WILL SUPPORT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL RAIN CHANCES WITH POPS 20% AT BEST ON SUNDAY AND ONLY 20-30% ON MONDAY. WARMING 85/50H TEMPERATURES UNDER THE RIDGE COMBINED WITH AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW AND AMPLE SUN WILL ALLOW DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TO SOAR INTO THE MID 90S AWAY FROM THE COAST WITH BALMY OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE MID 70S INLAND AREAS...AND UPPER 70S TO 80 ALONG THE COAST. DURING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY THE GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW SOME SHORT WAVE ENERGY (NOT AS PRONOUNCED AS EARLIER RUNS DEPICTED) AND DEEPER MOISTURE AXIS MOVING INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST AROUND THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE. THIS INCREASING MOISTURE AND TROUGHINESS (PWS INCREASING BACK INTO THE 1.6-1.8 RANGE) ALONG WITH THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS SHOULD HELP TO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES BACK TOWARD CLIMO-LEVELS (POPS 40% ON TUESDAY AND 50% ON WEDNESDAY) ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER DUE TO AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND RAIN CHANCES WITH HIGHS 90 TO THE LOWER 90S. ON THURSDAY AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH AN EASTERLY WAVE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS SHOULD KEEP POPS NEAR NORMAL (50%) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. && .MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL BRING A DECREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MARINE ZONES BEGINNING FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE EAST EXCEPT ALONG THE COASTLINE WHERE AFTERNOON ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGHLIGHT CRITERIA...EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY FORM WHICH WILL BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF ROUGH SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS. && .AVIATION...SOME MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WITH LOCALIZED IFR CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE TERMINAL SITES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE REGION. SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. VFR CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE EVENING HOURS AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS THE SHOWERS AND STORMS COME TO AN END. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS IN TERMS OF FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL AS RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 75 92 76 92 / 30 30 20 20 FMY 74 93 74 93 / 30 30 20 20 GIF 74 94 73 94 / 10 20 5 20 SRQ 75 92 73 92 / 30 30 20 20 BKV 72 94 70 93 / 30 30 20 20 SPG 77 91 77 91 / 30 30 20 20 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE...AR LONG TERM/AVIATION...JCM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 540 AM EDT THU JUL 13 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-131545- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 540 AM EDT THU JUL 13 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO FORM IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAINFALL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE SLIGHT CHANCE TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:44 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a 16-year-old male as he was doing yard work for his family's lawn care business. The bolt struck a large nearby tree and the boy at the same time. A large branch from the tree fell and struck the boy who was listed in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
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