Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
523 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-212130-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
523 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE.  WIND GUSTS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER
STORMS. BEST CHANCE FOR STRONGER STORMS WILL BE ALONG THE I-75
CORRIDOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY. VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO
ACCOMPANY THIS AFTERNOONS STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH SLIGHTLY LESS AREAL COVERAGE AND LIKELY FURTHER INLAND THAN
TODAYS STORMS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT OVER THE REGION THURSDAY AND PERSIST OVER
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH VERY LOW RAIN CHANCES EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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