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HWOTBW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
514 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-092115-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
514 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
..THUNDERSTORM IMPACT
DRIER AIR ALOFT ADVECTING OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
WILL DECREASE AREAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY.
HOWEVER...THE DRIER AIR WILL ALSO INCREASE THE THREAT OF
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM THE STRONGER STORMS ALONG WITH FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING.
..EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT
WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL CREATE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES
OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME
ARE URGED TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND REDUCE ACTIVITY.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
..THUNDERSTORM IMPACT
AREAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO STRONG
SUBSIDENCE AND DRY AIR ALOFT OVER THE REGION. BUT ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT TO
EXCESSIVE LIGHTING. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE
WEEKEND WITH AREAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING AND THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT REDUCED TO THE ISOLATED PULSE STORM VARIETY.
..EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF
100 TO 105 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
OGLESBY
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