FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 639 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION IN
ANTICIPATION OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...
.HEAVY AND PERSISTENT RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE BOUNDARY
DRIFTING NORTHWARD FROM SOUTH FLORIDA IS EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FIVE INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY FROM I 4 SOUTH.
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PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-
DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...
TAMPA...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON...WAUCHULA...
SEBRING...AVON PARK...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA...
PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
639 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE. IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...DE
SOTO...HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...
PINELLAS...POLK AND SARASOTA.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* RAINFALL TOTALS YESTERDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF HILLSBOROUGH AND
POLK COUNTY RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY AND
PERSISTENT RAINFALL TODAY CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA ESPECIALLY FROM I 4 SOUTHWARD. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVING UP TO
5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. FLOODING OF STREETS AND URBAN AREAS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH RISES IN CREEKS...STREAMS AND AREA
RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 444 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009
Expiration: 445 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
434 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009
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LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
434 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TOWARD
THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT MAINLY SOUTH OF TAMPA.
...FLOOD IMPACT...
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS
ABOVE 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHERE TRAINING OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURS.
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
MUCH DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
MAY DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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