000 WWUS82 KTBW 291611 SPSTBW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1211 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2006 FLZ060>062-065-291930- SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA... PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS 1211 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2006 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND AND HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT... THE COMBINATION OF A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS...SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW...AND A DEVELOPING SEA BREEZE WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BETWEEN NOON AND 130 PM...WITH WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY DEVELOPING BETWEEN 2 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST 4 PM. THE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND WIND GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL RANGING FROM PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE. WHERE THE SEA BREEZE INTERACTS WITH THE LINE...FUNNEL CLOUDS OR SMALL TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS AND BOATERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...PARTICULARLY IN THE FORT MYERS...CAPE CORAL...AND PUNTA GORDA AREAS SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFETY BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER STATEMENTS OR SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ FLZ048>051-055-291930- HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL... NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG... BRANDON...TAMPA...BRADENTON 1211 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2006 ...STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL... THE COMBINATION OF A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS...SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW...AND A DEVELOPING SEA BREEZE WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A LINE OR CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE WEST PORTION OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM...THEN PROGRESS INTO THE TAMPA BAY AND BRADENTON METROPOLITAN AREAS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM. THE CLUSTER OR LINE OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL RANGING FROM PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE. WHERE THE SEA AND BAY BREEZES INTERACT WITH THE LINE...FUNNEL CLOUDS OR SMALL TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS AND BOATERS ACROSS THE HEAVILY POPULATED URBAN CENTERS AND BEACHES OF BRADENTON AND TAMPA BAY STRETCHING NORTH INTO PASCO AND HERNANDO COUNTIES SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFETY BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER STATEMENTS OR SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ FLZ039-042-291930- LEVY-CITRUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS 1211 PM EDT SAT JUL 29 2006 ...STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL... THE COMBINATION OF A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS...SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW...AND A DEVELOPING SEA BREEZE WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A LINE OR CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL FORM BY MID AFTERNOON FROM THE TAMPA BAY REGION TO POINTS NORTHEAST...AND PROGRESS TOWARD THE NATURE COAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT THE AREA BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM. THE CLUSTER OR LINE OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL RANGING FROM PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE. WHERE THE SEA BREEZE INTERACTS WITH THE LINE...FUNNEL CLOUDS OR SMALL TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS AND BOATERS ACROSS THE NATURE COAST SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFETY BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER STATEMENTS OR SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ BSG