A stalled frontal boundary was in place across northern Florida with high pressure ridging across south Florida. This kept west to southwest wind flow across the local area and allowed for rip currents to develop at area beaches.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
A stalled frontal boundary was in place across northern Florida with high pressure ridging across south Florida. This kept west to southwest wind flow across the local area and allowed for rip currents to develop at area beaches.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 6, 1:52 AM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 252 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .SHORT TERM (SATURDAY - MONDAY)...PRETTY ACTIVE WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO OUR WEST...WHICH IS CREATING LIFT FROM ABOVE. MEANWHILE...A DIFFUSE SURFACE BOUNDARY IS MEANDERING THROUGH NORTH FLORIDA AT THIS TIME...AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY IS CURRENTLY MAXIMIZED OVER THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. WE KNOW ITS GOING TO RAIN TODAY...BUT TO NAIL DOWN WHERE THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE IS DIFFICULT DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE UPPER FEATURES AND SURFACE TROUGH. WE ALSO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE GFS IS ON TO SOMETHING BRINGING -11C 500MB TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THESE COLDER TEMPERATURES DO NOT SHOW UP ON THE INITIALIZATION...AND THE NAM IS ABOUT 2 DEGREES WARMER OVERALL. STILL...ITS BEST TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND WILL MENTION STRONG TO SEVERE FOR THE INTERIOR IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK THIS MORNING. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH THESE SHOULD BE MORE TYPICAL AFTERNOON TYPE STORMS RATHER THAN MUCH OF THE DAY. BY MONDAY...THE DRY AIR BEHIND THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS FORECAST TO REALLY SHUT DOWN OUR RAIN CHANCES. BELIEVE THE GFS IS BRINGING A BIT TOO MUCH DRY AIR IN...SO WILL BLEND THE LOWER MAV POPS WITH THE HIGHER NAM/MET POPS AND SHOW 30 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST AND 40 PERCENT INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST. .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT - FRIDAY)...PERSISTENT MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC DURING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS UPPER RIDGING TO THE WEST SLOWLY BUILDS EASTWARD THROUGH FRIDAY. AT THE SURFACE THE RIDGE AXIS WILL MEANDER ABOUT THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PENINSULA PROVIDING A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN AND A LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD HELP TO GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (CLIMO-LEVEL POPS 30%) ALONG THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS EACH DAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN LOWER RAIN CHANCES (POPS 20%) ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS INCREASING HEIGHTS AND WARMING TEMPS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES INTO THE FORECAST AREA. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM WILL RISE TO 3-5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FROM MID WEEK ON WITH DAYTIME HIGHS CLIMBING TO 90 ALONG THE COAST AND LOWER 90S INLAND WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S NORTH AND LOWER TO MID 70S CENTRAL AND SOUTH. && .AVIATION...BRIEF TEMPO PERIODS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES FROM SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE TERMINAL SITES DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. OUTSIDE OF THE SHOWERS/STORMS VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. && .MARINE...SOME RESIDUAL 10 TO 15 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND 3 TO 4 FOOT SEAS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH FLORIDA WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP OUR WATERS IN LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS. && .FIRE WEATHER...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE WITH US THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN SOME DRIER AIR IS FORECAST TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE STATE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STAY WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 85 73 87 73 / 50 20 40 20 FMY 88 72 89 71 / 60 20 50 20 GIF 87 72 89 71 / 60 20 50 20 SRQ 85 72 86 71 / 50 20 40 20 BKV 86 67 88 66 / 60 20 50 20 SPG 86 76 87 75 / 50 20 40 20 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...JILLSON LONG TERM/AVIATION...MCMICHAEL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 514 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-061430- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 514 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GULF WATERS AND THE WESTERN HALF OF FLORIDA WILL FOCUS OVER THE PENINSULA LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS. COLD AIR ALOFT WILL CREATE AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE RESULTING IN A FEW STRONG STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS WELL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR. 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. ...FLOOD IMPACT... THERE IS SOME RISK OF TRAINING CELLS TODAY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. SMALL STREAMS MAY BRIEFLY EXCEED BANK FULL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY RESULTING IN ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. JILLSON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
309 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009
FLZ051-052-055-056-060745-
HARDEE-POLK-MANATEE-HILLSBOROUGH-
309 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH...
NORTHEASTERN MANATEE...SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHWESTERN HARDEE
COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARRISH
SUN CITY CENTER...WIMAUMA...RUSKIN...BRANDON...BLOOMINGDALE...
DUETTE...FORT GREEN...BRADLEY JUNCTION...LITHIA...BOYETTE...AND FORT
LONESOME...UNTIL 345 AM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW
SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY
RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER
VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 2795 8227 2768 8184 2743 8208 2747 8237
2761 8249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 234DEG 14KT 2759 8235SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 417 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009 FLZ052-056-060900- HARDEE-POLK- 417 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHWESTERN HARDEE COUNTIES... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT FORT GREEN...FORT MEADE...BRADLEY JUNCTION... BOWLING GREEN...AND BARTOW...UNTIL 500 AM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. LAT...LON 2795 8179 2775 8162 2756 8198 2773 8206 TIME...MOT...LOC 0815Z 233DEG 13KT 2768 8196
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
600 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009
FLZ062-065-061100-
CHARLOTTE-LEE-
600 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2009
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LEE AND WESTERN
CHARLOTTE COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THUNDERSTORMS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT PINE ISLAND...BOCA GRANDE...
SUNCOAST ESTATES AND NORTH FORT MYERS...UNTIL 700 AM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW
SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA
SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2648 8219 2677 8227 2684 8215 2680 8214
2678 8217 2681 8219 2676 8221 2677 8224
2672 8225 2670 8224 2669 8219 2672 8216
2664 8208 2688 8207 2702 8181 2670 8171
2652 8211 2665 8216 2666 8221 2650 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 1000Z 244DEG 13KT 2668 8215The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 32-year-old male was caught in a rip current off of Redington Shores Beach. It pulled him out to sea where he was caught treading water for over five hours. The Coast Guard rescued him and he was hospitalized.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2009
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