Afternoon easterly flow sea breeze thunderstorms produce lightning strike that injures a person at Holmes Beach in Pinellas County.
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Afternoon easterly flow sea breeze thunderstorms produce lightning strike that injures a person at Holmes Beach in Pinellas County.
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 23, 12:30 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
130 PM EDT Mon Jun 23 2025
...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 123 PM EDT Mon Jun 23 2025
High pressure aloft and at the surface continues to favor an
easterly flow. Current radar shows less coverage today compared to
this same time the past couple of days. This is thanks to a bit of
mid level drier air moving in, slightly limiting shower development.
However, late afternoon showers and storms are still possible
especially along right along the west coast. The drier pattern
continues through Wednesday allowing afternoon temperatures to reach
into the mid to upper 90s and heat indices reaching into the
triple digits.
Wednesday the pattern begins to shift as the ridging aloft weakens
and an upper level low develops and sets its sights on the
peninsula. Models are beginning to agree that this upper level low
will move over the peninsula on Thursday into Friday. Deep moisture
will also advect over the state, and instability will also increase.
This coupled with mid level temperatures dropping below -9C could
lead to increased risk of some stronger storms with strong, damaging
winds and hail. Friday the winds also shift more W/SW which will
favor coastal showers in the morning moving inland in the afternoon.
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 123 PM EDT Mon Jun 23 2025
VFR conditions prevail with an easterly flow dominant. The
seabreeze will likely be pinned right on the coast and not make it
to the terminals. Afternoon showers will continue to develop and
move towards the coast, impacting any terminals along the way,
especially those in SWFL. Showers and storms diminish late this
evening and VFR returns.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 123 PM EDT Mon Jun 23 2025
No major marine issues for the next couple of days. Winds will
shift from easterly to more southwesterly by mid week. Showers and
storms will also switch from late afternoon/evening to more
overnight/ early morning by the end of the week as the flow
shifts.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 123 PM EDT Mon Jun 23 2025
Fire concerns remain limited as moisture levels remain above
critical and winds remain below 15 mph.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA 76 94 78 93 / 10 20 10 40
FMY 74 94 75 93 / 10 40 20 70
GIF 75 94 74 94 / 0 20 0 50
SRQ 73 94 74 92 / 20 30 20 50
BKV 70 96 71 95 / 10 10 10 40
SPG 77 92 78 91 / 10 20 20 40
&&
Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Monday: 2
Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Tuesday: 3
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to:
https://www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
&&
DISCUSSION/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...Pearce
DECISION SUPPORT...ShiveleyPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
356 PM EDT Mon Jun 23 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0344 PM Marine Tstm Wind 2 ENE Saint Petersburg 27.77N 82.63W
06/23/2025 M49 MPH Pinellas FL ASOS
ASOS station KSPG St Petersburg - Albert
Whitted.
&&The Tampa radar (KTBW), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:57 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Broadcast media relayed report of a lighting strike to a beach cabana at Holmes Beach during a thunderstorm that injured one person that was under the cabana. Three other individuals that were also under the cabana declined medical treatment.
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