Tropical Depression TEN Threat Area: North Gulf Coast

[dizzyfish]

Central West Coast- New Port Richey - just above Tampa/St. Pete.

Nice breeze here right now. Seeing some towering clouds to my NE - expect they might pay me a visit later. Sure hoping for some rain and that is all I hope for!

Ya'll watch yourselves on the east coast!

[fox13weather]

As I suspected already tornado watches are being issued by some of the NWSs across Florida....

Ruskin just issued one.

I just stepped outside and it is very eerie out to the east with N to NE winds gusting to 20 mph here in Boca Raton.

huh???

Local NWS offices do not issue tornado watches. Where did you get that??

[chadtm80]

FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 245 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2007
Expiration: 1200 PM EDT WED SEP 19 2007

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING FAVORABLE FOR A NARROW
BAND...OR BANDS...OF INTENSE RAINFALL TO DEVELOP OVER THE
ATLANTIC AND IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COASTLINE. ALTHOUGH MUCH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS TO THE EXACT
LOCATION OF ANY RAIN BANDS...AT THIS TIME COMMUNITIES IN COASTAL
VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES APPEAR TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF
SEEING A PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WITH FLOODING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE MANY COMMUNITIES WILL EXPERIENCE A
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN...A FEW COMMUNITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE
A PROLONGED AND INTENSE RAINFALL ACCUMULATING OVER 3 INCHES IN
LOCALIZED AREAS.
* DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER
TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED
ON CURRENT FORECASTS...BUT IS NOT A CERTAINTY.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$

As far as the tornado watch you speak of Gatorcane.. I dont see that anywhere

[gatorcane]

hold on....looking for it now

[gatorcane]

Fox13Weather its NOT tornado watch but a special weather statement. I apologize I mispoke on this.

Note that I expect Tornado watches to be issued for the peninsula at some point.

WHUS52 KTBW 181930
SMWTBW
GMZ853-182030-
/O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0107.070918T1929Z-070918T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
329 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM.

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 34 KNOTS OR
GREATER...FROM MANATEE 3 MILE NORTH REEF TO 19 MILES EAST OF BIG
SARASOTA PASS...OR FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EGMONT KEY TO 19 MILES
EAST OF NEW PASS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS.

* THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SIESTA KEY BY 350 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET BY 430 PM EDT.

THE OUTFLOW AHEAD OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
BEFORE 340 PM.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...PRODUCING VERY HIGH
WAVES. IF AT SEA...GO BELOW DECK UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. OTHERS
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

PLEASE REPORT WATERSPOUTS OR FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS OF 34 KNOTS OR
HIGHER...HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR LARGER...AND ANY VESSEL DAMAGE
TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN BY CALLING 813-645-2323.

&&

LAT...LON 2761 8296 2742 8256 2734 8252 2728 8253
2720 8247 2716 8248 2712 8245 2710 8246
2705 8276 2725 8296 2737 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 034DEG 12KT 2752 8282 2733 8255
2737 8228

$$

88

[robbielyn]

hold on....looking for it now

watches come out of norman oklahoma. warnings can come from ruskin as indicated by doppler or stormspotters.

[flwxwatcher]

There are no Tornado Watches listed at the Storm Prediction Center website.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/

[sevenleft]

They don't even so much as say the word Tornado in the Marine warning...

[bocadude86]

Sun is out here in Boca Raton

[chadtm80]

[wzrgirl1]

gusty here at work in north miami beach

[rainydaze]

Winds picking up in North Palm Beach, but still sunny. Ominous dark blue to the east off the coast.

[JonathanBelles]

Partly Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy
87°F
(31°C)
Humidity: 63 %
Wind Speed: NE 15 G 23 MPH
Barometer: 29.94" (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint: 73°F (23°C)
Heat Index: 94°F (34°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.

[jdjaguar]

well, I wish it would quit raining up here in NE FL...already over 7 inches, and the near-tropical bands of rain keep curving in.

so much for golf in the am.

[HURAKAN]

Mostly Sunny

Breezy

Beautiful afternoon!!!

[JonathanBelles]

Fair
85°F
(29°C)
Humidity: 57 %
Wind Speed: NE 17 G 26 MPH
Barometer: 29.95" (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint: 68°F (20°C)
Heat Index: 88°F (31°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.

Ive got a pressure headache.

[dizzyfish]

Me too fact. Something needs to move to make this headache go away!

Saw all those nice towering clouds earlier and they went poof before they got here. Oh well. Maybe some rain tomorrow.

[Recurve]

Key Largo: Breezy. Storms clusters over extreme SW peninsula. In the clear here for now. I just started seeing what was going on.

Key Largo Handar: http://amazon.nws.noaa.gov/nexhads2/jsp/dipper/prepareDCPChart2.jsp?nesdis_id=8170258A&nwsli=KLNF1&pe_code=TA

Key West WFO observations page: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/key/HTML/obs.php

[dolebot_Broward_NW]

Turnpike/595/SR84 at 12:15-1:30 saw on/off heavy "tropical-style" rain with some lightning. It was definitely different than our typical afternoon t-storms, as the raindrops were very fine and small, as opposed to the giant drops of a seabreeze t-storm. Also had a definite persistent wind from the north about 10kt at that time.
My wife who works in Pompano (95/atlantic) reports the same, but about 15 minutes earlier.
After that, the rain has basically stopped, but towering spooky fast moving clouds remain to the east. Sample/Turnpike at 4:30-5:00 had brisk northeast to northerly wind est (no gauge) sustained 10-15 kt, mostly cloudy skies, its remained that way for a couple hours now.

[jaxfladude]

Discuss conditions in threatened areas.

Jacksonville, Florida(East Arlington)
Very windy and a little bit of rain, nothing compared to yesterday (9/17/18/2007)
Tomorrow the "R*E*A*L<>F*U*N<>S*TA*R*T*S!!!