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WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 146 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .UPDATE (THIS AFTERNOON)...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WELL ON THEIR WAY AS OF THIS WRITING WITH CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTY WELL COVERED THUS FAR AND THE TAMPA BAY/SARASOTA/BRADENTON AREA LOOKING AT A ROUGH MID AFTERNOON DRIVE. WILL TRY TO UPDATE ZONES EARLY WITH A REMAINDER OF AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING PERIOD. GRIDS UPDATED FOR NUMEROUS WORDING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (LONG- FUSED) OUT FOR THE METRO AREAS UNTIL 330 PM. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SUNDAY)...THINGS SHOULD QUIET DOWN QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH SKIES GRADUALLY CLEARING...SETTING UP ANOTHER POTENTIALLY ACTIVE DAY ON SATURDAY. EVEN BETTER POTENTIAL FOR MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE COLLISIONS AS FLOW LIGHTENS AND VEERS SOUTHEASTERLY WITH THE SINKING SURFACE HIGH. WHILE BOTH GFS AND NAM ARE A BIT LOW ON DEEP MOISTURE...THE OBJECTIVE GUIDANCE FROM THE GFS SEEMS TO GET IT WITH 60 PERCENT. FOR NOW...GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY WITH HOW MUCH MOISTURE WE BEGIN WITH...WILL LEAVE THE 50 (WHICH IS 10-20 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE NAM) AND LET LATER SHIFTS DECIDE ON BUMPING UP. BY SUNDAY...FLOW APPEARS TO GO LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST...BUT DEEPER DRY AIR APPEARS TO SLIDE ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF OF THE AREA. WATER VAPOR SHOWS THIS AREA INITIALLY JUST NORTHWEST OF THE DISORGANIZED TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS...AND SHOULD THIS SLIDE ACROSS IT WILL DROP PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AS LOW AS 1.5 INCHES WHICH ARGUES FOR LOWER PRECIPITATION CHANCES. FOR NOW...PREFER TO KEEP IT A HAIR BELOW CLIMATOLOGICAL VALUES AT 40 PERCENT AND HOLD ONTO 50 PERCENT UP NORTH WHERE DEEPER MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN AIDED BY CONTINUING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE SEASONABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT - FRIDAY)...GFS & DGEX CONTINUE TO SPIN A WAVE EAST OF THE BAHAMAS INTO A LOW THAT MOVES NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS ABOUT MIDWEEK. HOWEVER THE ECMWF AND TO A LESS EXTENT THE UKMET HAVE BEEN MORE CONSISTENCE IN MAINTAINING A RIDGE AXIS ACROSS NORTH AND NORTH-CENTRAL FL THAT SLIPS SOUTH...TO SOUTH-CENTRAL OR SOUTH FL IN THE END OF THE WEEK. WILL CONTINUE THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH NEAR NORMAL PCPN...SCT IN THE AFTERNOONS AND ISOLATED IN THE EVENINGS. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN AROUND CLIMO OR A DEGREE OR 2 ABOVE. && .MARINE...THERE IS SOME QUESTION ABOUT HOW STRONG THE EASTERLY FLOW COULD GET OFF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT...BUT FOR NOW PREFER THE CONTINUING BACKGROUND IDEA OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH PERHAPS SOME HIGHER GUSTS WITH SOME SEA BUILDUP WELL OFFSHORE. OTHERWISE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW GRADUALLY VEERS TO A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND LIGHTENS TO 10 KT OR LESS AS SURFACE RIDGE AXIS REPOSITIONS ITSELF ACROSS THE CENTRAL PENINSULA. NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .AVIATION...AT 16Z TAF SITES WERE VFR. ALTHOUGH CONVECTION WAS APPROACHING KFMY/KRSW AND WILL AMD BEFORE 18Z TO TEMPO SOME MVFR VIS/CIG. TAF TIMING OF ACTIVITY FOR KSRQ/KPIE/KTPA LOOKS GOOD AND DONT PLAN ON MUCH CHANGE THERE IN THE 18Z ISSUANCE. EXPECT TSTMS TO WIND DOWN BETWEEN 23-00Z WITH VFR AND A LIGHT LAND BREEZE DURING THE NIGHT. && .FIRE WEATHER...SUMMERTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 50 PERCENT OR HIGHER ALONG WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS MEANS NO PROBLEMS. NOT TO MENTION DECENT RAINS TODAY AND PROBABLY AGAIN ON SATURDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 76 90 76 91 / 20 50 20 40 FMY 75 91 75 92 / 20 50 20 40 GIF 74 92 74 92 / 20 50 20 40 SRQ 74 90 74 91 / 20 50 20 40 BKV 72 91 72 92 / 20 50 20 50 SPG 77 91 77 92 / 20 50 20 40 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...88/BSG LONG TERM/AVIATION...09/RKR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 500 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-281500- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 500 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING...THE SEA BREEZES... AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL CAUSE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. HEAVY DOWNPOURS... FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IN A STURDY STRUCTURE IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. NEVER CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY AND THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS..AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. PRC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 339 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ050-282045- PINELLAS- 339 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PINELLAS COUNTY... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT SAINT PETERSBURG...SAINT PETERSBURG BEACH...PINELLAS PARK AND SEMINOLE...UNTIL 445 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR OUT AHEAD OF THE LINE. 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 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. RJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 401 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ048-049-051-282100- HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO- 401 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST HILLSBOROUGH AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN PASCO AND HERNANDO COUNTIES... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT LAND O LAKES...ODESSA...LUTZ...DADE CITY...MASARYKTOWN...WESLEY CHAPEL...BROOKSVILLE...ROYAL HIGHLANDS...WEEKI WACHEE...HERNANDO BEACH...DARBY...TEMPLE TERRACE...TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TAMPA...UNTIL 500 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 CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. JCM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
406 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM TSTM WND GST 10 NNW PALMETTO 27.66N 82.62W
07/28/2006 M43.00 MPH GMZ830 FL MESONET
MEASURED AT SUNSHINE SKYWAY COMPS STATION.
0336 PM TSTM WND GST 10 NNW PALMETTO 27.66N 82.62W
07/28/2006 M47.00 MPH GMZ830 FL MESONET
MEASURED AT SUNSHINE SKYWAY COMPS STATION.
0343 PM TSTM WND GST ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT 27.77N 82.63W
07/28/2006 M39.00 MPH PINELLAS FL ASOS
0344 PM TSTM WND GST MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE 27.85N 82.50W
07/28/2006 M39.00 MPH HILLSBOROUGH FL OTHER FEDERAL
0350 PM TSTM WND GST 5 NNW ANNA MARIA ISLAND 27.60N 82.76W
07/28/2006 M43.00 MPH HILLSBOROUGH FL MESONET
MEASURED AT EGMONT KEY COMPS STATION.
0350 PM TSTM WND GST 6 E LARGO 27.91N 82.69W
07/28/2006 M41.00 MPH PINELLAS FL ASOS
MEASURED AT SAINT PETERSBURG CLEARWATER AIRPORT.
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RJSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 408 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ062-065-282130- CHARLOTTE-LEE- 408 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH...WILL AFFECT BONITA SPRINGS...ESTERO...FORT MYERS SHORES...LEHIGH ACRES... ALVA...BABCOCK RANCH...TUCKERS CORNER...AND FORT MYERS VILLAS... UNTIL 530 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. 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 418 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 FLZ050-051-282100- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH- 418 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT TARPON SPRINGS...CLEARWATER...OLDSMAR...DUNEDIN AND PALM HARBOR...UNTIL 500 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SOME 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. RJS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
429 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG CLEARWATER 27.96N 82.77W
07/28/2006 PINELLAS FL TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN. SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 50 MPH.
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RJSThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:41 UTC.
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