More Rain

[Cookiely]

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FXUS62 KTBW 280652
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WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
252 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2005

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-THU)...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN
AND DRIFT EAST AS TROUGH OVER LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY PUSHES INTO
THE SOUTHEAST U.S. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN
ATLANTIC WITH RIDGE AXIS NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY WILL BE SUPPRESSED
SOUTH INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA WEDNESDAY AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY
AS LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSH INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE CURRENTLY OVER THE REGION WITH PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES OVER 2 INCHES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY THE DEEP MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME
HEATING AND THE SEA BREEZE TO CAUSE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP...TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED EACH EVENING.
ON THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ALMOST
ANYTIME ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ZONES AS TROUGH APPROACHES
AND MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTH. THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS MID
LEVEL TEMPERATURES REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL EACH DAY THANKS TO ADDITIONAL CLOUDS
WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL.

.LONG TERM (THU NGT-MON)...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO LIFT OUT
AS RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD BACK IN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE UPPER RIDGE THEN REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE STATE
THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS
REMAINS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH SATURDAY AND THEN BEGINS TO LIFT
NORTH TO ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA SUNDAY AND FURTHER NORTH BY MONDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH BRIDGES WITH THE ATLANTIC HIGH. WITH
THE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH...WINDS SHOULD BE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST BECOMING
MORE WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOONS WITH STORMS EARLIER IN THE DAY
NEAR THE WEST COAST THEN SHIFTING INLAND. WINDS SHOULD BECOME
EASTERLY FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE RIDGE AXIS LIFTS NORTHWARD WITH
STORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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The Mosquitos are getting vicious. Has anyone noticed they are especially nasty this year.

[breeze]

Wow, Cookiely! We're so dry, here, we've gotten rain,
finally, for the last three days, and, people are ecstatic
over it. I keep seeing the forecast for parts of Florida,
and, I almost feel guilty about celebrating the rain!

Ya'll just keep those mosquitoes, though... ok?

[Cookiely]

And the rains came, and came again and again. Its thundering and raining right now.

[brandybugg4180]

Dont feel bad Cookiely its rained here everyday for a week now...my bf hasnt been able to work a full night yet (he does road construction) its really rather dreary at times.

[HurricaneGirl]

We've been getting ALOT of rain the last 4 days.

[feederband]

Just got pounded again...The deludge CONTINUES....