TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 534 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST OVER CUBA... .AT 5 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.54 DEGREES NORTH...80.9 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF FORT MYERS...AND ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 1003 MB...OR 29.62 INCHES. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AND COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL. FLZ050-051-055-060>062-065-GMZ830-853-856-873-876-181745- /O.CON.KTBW.HU.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- TAMPA BAY WATERS-ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON... TAMPA...BRADENTON...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA... PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS 534 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO UPDATES/CHANGES AT THIS TIME. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH IN LEE COUNTY TO TARPON SPRINGS IN PINELLAS COUNTY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO FREQUENTLY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING SITUATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR DETAILED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LINKED AT THE TOP OF THE NWS TAMPA BAY HOME PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY ). ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THE MAXIMUM EXPECTED STORM SURGE IS 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY COASTS INCLUDING THE UPPER PORTIONS OF CHARLOTTE HARBOR DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH... SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTY COAST...INCLUDING TAMPA BAY...A SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE IF FAY STAYS OFFSHORE TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS MUST BE ADDED TO THESE SURGE VALUES TO DETERMINE TOTAL STORM TIDE LEVELS. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS MAY AFFECT THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 40 TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH... BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A 5 TO 10 PERCENT CHANCE THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 74 MPH OR HIGHER...WILL AFFECT THE AREA. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT STORM TRACK...A FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON MONDAY. ...TORNADOES... THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THE TORNADO THREAT FOR THE REGION WILL BE MODERATE TO HIGH. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 AM EDT.
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| Current Weather | Dry | Current Temperature | 84.7°F (29.3°C) (Heat Index 90.7°F ), Apparent temp 89.6°F |
| Maximum Temperature (since midnight) | 84.9°F at: 10:10 AM | Minimum Temperature (since midnight) | 74.7°F at: 4:50 AM |
| Average windspeed (ten minute) | 2.1 mph | Wind Direction (ten minute) | NNE (21°) |
| Heat Index | 90.7°F | Maximum Gust (last hour) | 7.2 mph at: 10:15AM |
| Maximum Gust (since midnight) | 7.2 mph at: 10:16 AM | Maximum 1 minute average (since midnight) | 4.6 mph at: 9:28 AM |
| Rainfall (last hour) | 0.00 in. (0.0 mm) | Rainfall (since midnight) | 0.00 in. (0.0 mm) --- |
| Rainfall This month | 3.50 in. (89.0 mm) | Rainfall To date this year | 33.58 in. (853.0 mm) |
| Maximum rain per minute (last hour) | 0.00 in/min | Maximum rain per hour (last 6 hours) | 0.00 in/hour |
| Yesterdays rainfall | 0.00 in | DewPoint | 72.1°F (Wet Bulb :76.1°F ) |
| Humidity | 66 %, Humidex 102.0°F | Barometer corrected to msl | 29.855 in. (1011.0 hPa) |
| Pressure change | +0.03 in. (last hour) | Trend (last hour) | RISING SLOWLY |
| Pressure change (last 12 hours) | -0.06 in | Pressure change (last 6 hours) | +0.00 in |
Expires:200808182300;;543532 FPUS62 KMFL 181016 SFPFL FLZ001>078-168-172-173-174-182300- STATE FORECAST FOR FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 615 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...HURRICANE WATCH FLORIDA KEYS, SOUTHWEST GULF COAST, AND WEST CENTRAL COAST... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOUTH FLORIDA AND KEYS... ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA... ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH CENTRAL FLORIDA... ...SEE LATEST ADVISORIES AND LOCAL STATEMENTS FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY... .MONDAY...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING SOUTH AND BECOMING WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY ELSEWHERE WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90. .MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS SLOWLY SPREADING NORTH THROUGH THE KEYS AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF COAST WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED. BREEZY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE PENINSULA WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PANHANDLE. LOWS IN THE 70S EXCEPT AROUND 80 EXTREME SOUTH AND KEYS. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND POSSIBLY HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST CENTRAL GULF COAST WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS IN THE KEYS AND EXTREME SOUTH. BREEZY ELSEWHERE WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. LOWS IN THE 70S EXCEPT NEAR 80 EXTREME SOUTH AND KEYS. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .WEDNESDAY...BECOMING WINDY NORTHEAST WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING. SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS WEST CENTRAL. BREEZY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. HIGHS 75 TO 80 NORTH AND 80S TO NEAR 90 ELSEWHERE. .THURSDAY...SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS NORTH BUT CONTINUING BREEZY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STATEWIDE. LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 70S EXCEPT NEAR 80 EXTREME SOUTH AND KEYS. HIGHS MID 80S TO NEAR 90. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S NORTH TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S SOUTH EXCEPT LOWER 80S KEYS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO THE LOWER 90S. $$ ST PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER, FL, United States (KPIE) 27-55N 82-41W 4M Aug 18, 2008 - 09:53 AM EDT / 2008.08.18 1353 UTC Wind: from the NNE (020 degrees) at 6 MPH (5 KT):0 Visibility: 10 mile(s):0 Sky conditions: clear Precipitation last hour: 0.03 inches Temperature: 84.0 F (28.9 C) Dew Point: 75.0 F (23.9 C) Relative Humidity: 74% Pressure (altimeter): 29.93 in. Hg (1013 hPa) ob: KPIE 181353Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 P0003 T02890239 PWINO TSNO cycle: 14
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