Todays Area Forecast Discussion... AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 310 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2014 .SHORT TERM (TODAY - TONIGHT)... THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE UPPER AND SURFACE RIDGE SUPPRESSED ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL PENINSULA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WITH A SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND FLOW CONTINUING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AMPLE MOISTURE WILL FAVOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING WITH THE CONVECTION THEN BECOMING SCATTERED IN COVERAGE AS IT MOVES SLOWLY INLAND ALONG THE SEA BREEZE DURING LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. A WEAK STEERING FLOW WILL SUPPORT SLOW MOVING STORMS TODAY WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IT WILL BE HOT AND MUGGY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 90S ALONG THE COAST AND LOWER TO MID 90S INLAND. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY WILL SUPPORT HEAT INDICES IN THE 100-103 DEGREE RANGE OVER INLAND LOCATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON SO IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. = Joel
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:45:46 +0000
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