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Tornado Watch
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 882/884
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1009 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006
FLC017-053-057-075-101-103-119-251800-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.A.0882.000000T0000Z-061225T1800Z/
TORNADO WATCH 882 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH
LEVY PASCO PINELLAS
SUMTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BRANDON...BROOKSVILLE...BUSHNELL...
CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CLEARWATER...CRYSTAL RIVER...INVERNESS...
NEW PORT RICHEY...SPRING HILL...ST. PETERSBURG...TAMPA...
THE VILLAGES AND ZEPHYRHILLS.
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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
934 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006
FLZ048>051-055-060-251545-
MANATEE-PINELLAS-HERNANDO-SARASOTA-HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO-
934 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MANATEE..PINELLAS...
HERNANDO...SARASOTA...HILLSBOROUGH...AND PASCO COUNTIES...
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 30NM WEST OF TAMPA BAY...MOVING
EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT TARPON SPRINGS...
SEMINOLE...PALM HARBOR...NEW PORT RICHEY...CLEARWATER...PINELLAS
PARK...SAINT PETERSBURG...TAMPA...BRADENTON...SARASOTA...SUN CITY
CENTER...PLANT CITY...TEMPLE TERRACE...AND BRANDON WITHIN THE NEXT
ONE TO TWO HOURS. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS
POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF
CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS.
TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
HOLIDAY MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL THIS MORNING.
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WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN USING WIPERS...TURN ON
HEADLIGHTS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES THAT COULD HIDE POTHOLES OR
CAUSE HYDROPLANING. MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLAMPS...TIRES...AND WIPERS ARE
IN GOOD CONDITION. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
FLASHLIGHT...FLARES...AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS.
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JCM
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
852 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006
FLZ039-042-043-048>051-GMZ830-850-853-870-873-251645-
CITRUS-ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT TO 20 NM-HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-
PASCO-PINELLAS-SUMTER-TAMPA BAY WATERS-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER 20 TO 60 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 20 NM-
852 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006
.NOW...
THROUGH LATE MORNING...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL
AFFECT THE WESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
PENINSULA AND EASTERN GULF WATERS. INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORM CELLS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH.
AT 8:30 AM THE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, EXTENDED OVER DIXIE, LEVY AND MOST OF CITRUS
COUNTIES... SOUTWEST TO TARPON SPRINGS AND OFFSHORE 100 MILES...
THEN SOUTH TO BETWEEN 60 AND 100 MILES OFFSHORE OF VENICE.
RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING, GUSTY
WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH, HEAVY RAINS, WITH HOURLY RATES OF HALF TO AN
INCH PER HOUR, MINOR STREET AND ROADWAY FLOODING.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
524 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-251630-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
524 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CHRISTMAS DAY...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL REGION TODAY
WILL PUSH A SQUALL LINE...PRECEDING A COLD FRONT...ACROSS EAST GULF
WATERS AND OVER WEST CENTRAL AND THEN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THIS SQUALL LINE CONTAINS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TO
LIKELY THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
STRONG TO SEVERE.
THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE...DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL BLINDING
RAINS WITH POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADOES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
RAINFALL WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME
AREAS THAT MAY RECEIVE UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES.
IN ADDITION...TIDES WILL RUN 1 TO ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM
LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THIS IS WHEN TIDES ARE
IN A LOW CYCLE SO ONLY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR OVERWASH IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TUESDAY AND MOVES BY TO THE NORTH WITH DRY...
COOL...AND STABLE CONDITIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK WHEN ANOTHER
FRONT BRINGS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS MORNING.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TODAYS HAZARDS...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY
