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FXUS62 KTBW 240117
AFDTBW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
915 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
DISCUSSION
A SERIES OF IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE
LONGWAVE TROF COVERING THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTRY HELPING TO
ENHANCE TSTM ACTIVITY OVER US TODAY AND ACTIVITY CURRENTLY TO OUR NW
OVER THE NE GULF. REMAINING SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER OUR EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN LAND ZONES WINDING DOWN ATTM WITH LOSS OF HEATING. WOULD
ORDINARILY REMOVE POPS/WX FOR OVERNIGHT...BUT WE'RE WATCHING SHOWER
AND TSTM ACTIVITY OVER THE NE GULF WHICH IS GRADUALLY APPROACHING
OUR NORTHERN COAST. ALTHOUGH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TRENDS WITH THIS
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN ON THE DECREASE LAST FEW SCANS...WILL KEEP A 20
POP ALONG AND WEST OF THE I75 CORRIDOR FOR THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. OTHERWISE...REST OF FORECAST UNCHANGED.
AVIATION
ALTHOUGH VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST
OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...SOME BRIEF PERIODS OF OF MVFR ARE
STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER FMY AND RSW. SHOWERS
AND CEILINGS AROUND 3000-4000 FEET SHOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN OVER
TPA...SRQ AND PIE...WHILE FMY AND RSW MAY STILL SEE A BRIEF
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WINDS BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
AFTERNOON SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA ON THURSDAY MAINLY BETWEEN 17-22Z.
MARINE...OTHER THAN LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS DUE TO TSTMS
MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAIR OVERNIGHT.
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...NONE.
NP/AR
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