Florida Squall Line in Big Bend Area

[tbstorm]

Looks like this squall line is starting to get crankin out over the gulf, I see the indiviual elements developing from the Yucatan channel N, looking to merge with the line over the panhandle. Looks like we may get some interesting wx here in Tampa about Midn-2a.

Anyone in the panhandle experiencing this squall line now? Whats it like up there?

GOES Loop on Florida:
http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/get-goes?satellite=GOES-E%20CONUS&lat=28&lon=-82&zoom=4&width=640&height=480&type=Animation&palette=spect.pal&numframes=15

[JonathanBelles]

i think this is gonna be a very bad night

[tbstorm]

i think this is gonna be a very bad night

Not bad! Exciting! We need some action here since the Tropical season was a dud!

[JonathanBelles]

very true, ill be watching for tornadoes.

[Opal storm]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
441 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006

FLZ014>018-026-027-272245-
FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-GULF-JEFFERSON-LEON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-
441 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...
GULF...JEFFERSON...LEON...LIBERTY AND WAKULLA COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT(545 PM CDT)

AT 438 PM EDT(338 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOUNTSTOWN TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF
APALACHICOLA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS WILL AFFECT THE
TALLAHASSEE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT
OVER THE AREA. THE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THESE COUNTIES OVER THE
NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER THIS EVENING.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND FREQUENT AND
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

7-TREXLER

[LizzardInFlorida]

very true, ill be watching for tornadoes.

It's pretty windy right now in St. Pete. Do you think we'll see much from this line?
It looks like we may miss most of it.

http://www.baynews9.com/Doppler9000.html?state

[Rainband]

very true, ill be watching for tornadoes.

It's pretty windy right now in St. Pete. Do you think we'll see much from this line?
It looks like we may miss most of it.



http://www.baynews9.com/Doppler9000.html?state

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?w ... +Statement

[isobar]

New Tornado Watch issued: http://spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0843.html
and related MD: http://spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md2169.html

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 843
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
815 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTH FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 815 PM
UNTIL 100 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
VALDOSTA GEORGIA TO 90 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CROSS CITY
FLORIDA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

DISCUSSION...BROKEN SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EWD ACROSS S
GA/N FL THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. DESPITE RELATIVELY WEAK INSTABILITY
AND A SPATIALLY LIMITED MOIST SECTOR...STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A THREAT FOR SUPERCELLS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE
LINE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A COUPLE OF TORNADOES AND A FEW
DAMAGING GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY...SOME OF THE CONVECTION DEVELOPING
AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE OVER THE NERN GULF MAY DEVELOP SUPERCELL
STRUCTURES AND SPREAD INLAND OVER THE FL BIG BEND AS THE LOW LEVELS
MOISTEN.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...THOMPSON

[LizzardInFlorida]

very true, ill be watching for tornadoes.

It's pretty windy right now in St. Pete. Do you think we'll see much from this line?
It looks like we may miss most of it.



http://www.baynews9.com/Doppler9000.html?state

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?w ... +Statement

Thanks Rainband. I'm glad I brought the patio furniture in today. I'm liking the stormy weather tonight. Sunday should be beautiful.

[JonathanBelles]

looks like the line may be expanding.
my ears are startin to hurt (lower pressure) and i can feel the humidity rising.

[HurricaneGirl]

the water in my barometer spout is going sky high.. should be an interesting night.

http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/loops/radloop.master.pl?Florida

[Rainband]

very true, ill be watching for tornadoes.

It's pretty windy right now in St. Pete. Do you think we'll see much from this line?
It looks like we may miss most of it.



http://www.baynews9.com/Doppler9000.html?state

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?w ... +Statement

Thanks Rainband. I'm glad I brought the patio furniture in today. I'm liking the stormy weather tonight. Sunday should be beautiful.

Anytime, There was just a tornadic vortex off of pinellas county but it was short lived. Stay safe everyone.

[Bella]

Checkin in from Tampa...saw the report of the waterspout 25 miles or so west of New Port Richey (?). Fiance is out of town, so it will be a loooong night for me!

Be safe everyone!

[Bella]

P.S......fiance and son are in RI, just to add to the stress level! Thankfully, I have S2K to watch for updates!

[tbstorm]

Looks like a nice blow up over the gulf SW of Tampa, though the radar's not showing alot of echoes out there; the main line in in the big bend, still holding together.

The line should be moving into the Tampa area 12M - 3A. Usually timing that's not too good for sever weather; though my weather station is showing a dew point of 67, which is up from 64 earlier so that is a good sign (for thunderstorms).

[JonathanBelles]

ive got a dew point of 72

[Bella]

tbstorm/fact, can you put the dew point factor into layman's terms?

[JonathanBelles]

a temperature at which below dew forms or air becomes saturated

[Lindaloo]

i think this is gonna be a very bad night

Not bad! Exciting! We need some action here since the Tropical season was a dud!

**sigh**

[Bella]

Thanks, fact!

But I should have been a bit more specific with my question.....tbstorm had said its a good sign for t-storms...was wondering if that meant it was good for formation, or good for better weather.