Heavy Rainbands far away as Tampa Bay gusts to 50 mph......

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/latest/D ... ktbw.shtml

Gusts to 50 mph in these squalls

this is one huge storm.

[feederband]

Were getting hammered right now in pc looks like alot of stuff coming as well...

[Cookiely]

The oak trees in my yard were rocking and rolling. Thunder fierce for a short while.
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
250 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2005

FLZ048>051-055-060-212200-
HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-SARASOTA-
250 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2005

...MUCH NEEDED RAINS ARE HEADED FOR THE TAMPA BAY AND SARASOTA
BRADENTON REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER INTERIOR SOUTH
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE...PROVIDING THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL TO MANY AREAS IN THE PAST TEN DAYS OR MORE.
UNFORTUNATELY...THE WELCOME RAIN WILL ALSO MAKE FOR A TOUGH DRIVE
WITH STRONGER CELLS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1 MILE.

IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS...SOME CELLS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 40
MPH OR MORE...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
THOUGH INDIVIDUAL CELLS MAY ONLY LAST 10 MINUTES OR SO...SOME AREAS
WILL SEE CELLS EVERY HALF HOUR OR SO THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING VISIBILITY. IN
ADDITION...SINCE WIDESPREAD RAINS OF THIS NATURE HAVE NOT OCCURRED IN
A FEW WEEKS...OIL BUILDUP ON HIGHWAYS MAY CREATE MORE SLICK SPOTS
THAN USUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

OTHER RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING BY
MOVING INDOORS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
UPDATES.

&&

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW

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BSG




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High Surf Advisory
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
400 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2005

FLZ049>051-055-060-221000-
PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...
CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA...BRADENTON...
SARASOTA...VENICE
400 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2005

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
FALLING INTO THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTING
GUSTING TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER IN STORMS.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED MAINLY
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS
AROUND 90. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.

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