STORM2K

TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...SUNCOAST NATIVES AND LONG-TIME RESIDENTS
OFTEN TELL THE TALE OF JULY...ONE THAT SAYS "YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH
BY" THE ROUTINE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THAT TIMING WAS GENERALLY
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM...AND FOR SEVERAL SUMMERS WE`VE BEEN HARD PRESSED
TO MAINTAIN SUCH A PERSISTENT PATTERN. WELL...WITH THE SURFACE TO
500 MB RIDGE LOCKING IN THE CLASSIC BERMUDA TO CAROLINA AND BEYOND
AND WEAK DISTURBANCES ROTATING WEST AROUND THE PERIPHERY...EXPECT
THE OLD ADAGE TO BE FAIRLY ACCURATE EACH DAY. THIS COULD VERY WELL
BE A SETUP THAT PRODUCES 60 TO 70 PERCENT COVERAGE ON AT LEAST THREE
OF THE FOUR DAYS...BUT PREFER TO PLAY IT SAFE AND ROLL 50/50 EACH
AFTERNOON AND RIDE ACTIVITY INTO THE EASTERN GULF DURING THE
EVENING.

NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT...SHOULD THIS OCCUR (AND THERE`S NO
REASON TO THINK IT WON`T) WE WILL LOCK UP AN ABOVE NORMAL JULY FOR
ALL OFFICIAL OBSERVING POINTS NEAR THE COAST FROM TAMPA TO FORT
MYERS BY THE 21ST. STAY TUNED.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE RIGHT AT SEASONAL NORMS THROUGH NEXT WORK
WEEK.