SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA / RUSKIN FL
1153 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
FLZ050-149-155-160-162-255-260-011645-
COASTAL SARASOTA FL-COASTAL MANATEE FL-PINELLAS FL-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE FL-COASTAL PASCO FL-INLAND MANATEE FL-
INLAND SARASOTA FL-
1153 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SARASOTA...NORTHWESTERN
CHARLOTTE...SOUTHWESTERN PASCO...NORTHWESTERN MANATEE AND PINELLAS
COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...
AT 1150 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SEVERAL OUTER RAINBANDS
FROM TROPICAL STORM HERMINE. THESE RAINBANDS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HARBOR BLUFFS TO 28 MILES WEST OF PINELAND...AND WERE
MOVING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. WITHIN THESE
RAINBANDS...BRIEF ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN NOTED...AND
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH VIRTUALLY ANY THUNDERSTORM.
WATERSPOUTS MAY BRIEFLY MOVE ASHORE...POSING A RISK TO PEOPLE AND
PROPERTY ALONG THE COAST.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS...IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF WATERSPOUTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAMPA...CLEARWATER...LARGO...NORTH PORT...SARASOTA...BRADENTON...
PINELLAS PARK...SEMINOLE...NEW PORT RICHEY...PALMETTO...
FORT DESOTO PARK...SAINT PETERSBURG...HOLIDAY...
DOWNTOWN SAINT PETERSBURG...ST. PETERSBURG...ST.
PETE BEACH...ANNA MARIA...RIDGE WOOD HEIGHTS...TIERRA VERDE AND
KENSINGTON PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2815 8289 2831 8274 2767 8253 2765 8255
2764 8252 2691 8220 2682 8236 2751 8280
2771 8281 2785 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1550Z 218DEG 7KT 2798 8297 2681 8258
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AUSTIN
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