Spring Hill, Florida Area

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November 27, 2009 Observations:
Daytime High was 58° F
Overnight Low was 45° F
Mean Temperature was 51.5° F

Average Daytime High is 76° F
Average Overnight Low is 50° F
Average Mean for date 63° F

Record High is 89° in 1995
Record Low is 34° in 1977

Sunny with some high cirrus clouds occasionally

Dewpoints in the low 40's

Winds north at 5-12 mph

Forecast for Saturday the 28th:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North northeast wind between 6 and 8 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind

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November 28, 2009 Observations:
Daytime High was 70° F
Overnight Low was 42° F
Mean Temperature was 56° F

Average Daytime High is 76° F
Average Overnight Low is 50° F
Average Mean for date 63° F

Record High is 89° in 1990
Record Low is 40° in 1999

High Cirrus clouds and sun mixed

Winds north/northeast at 5-10 mph

Dewpoints in the low 40's

Forecast for Sunday the 29th:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind at 6 mph becoming west.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
138 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

Levy-Citrus-Sumter-Hernando-Pasco-Pinellas-Hillsborough-Polk-Manatee-Hardee-Highlands-Sarasota-De Soto-Charlotte-Lee

Including the cities of Cedar Key...Chiefland..Crystal River...Inverness..Bushnell...The Villages... Brooksville..Spring Hill...New Port Richey...Zephyrhills...Clearwater...St. Petersburg...Brandon...Tampa...Lakeland...Winter Haven...Bradenton...Wauchula...Sebring...Avon Park...Sarasota...Venice...Arcadia...Port Charlotte...Punta Gorda...Cape Coral...Fort Myers

1:38 p.m. EST Sunday November 29, 2009

Potential for Severe Storms and Coastal Hazards Wednesday through Thursday.

An area of Low Pressure is expected to develop over the Western Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. This low is then expected to intensify as it moves Northeast toward the Northern Gulf coast Tuesday night and into the Southeastern states on Wednesday...Then up along the mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday night and Thursday. Ahead of the Low an increasing moist southerly wind flow will develop over West Central and Southwest Florida during Tuesday night and Wednesday. This increasing southerly flow will help build seas over the adjacent gulf waters. These building seas will generate large breaking waves...dangerous rip currents and high surf along area beaches Wednesday through Thursday with above normal tides causing some coastal flooding at times of high tide.

The strong southerly wind flow and increasing seas will make for hazardous boating conditions over the adjacent gulf waters...and mariners...fishermen...and boating enthusiasts may want to postpone trips into the gulf until conditions improve late in the week.

As the low pressure area lifts northeast into the southeastern states on Wednesday a trailing cold front will approach from the west during the day. An increasingly moist and unstable air mass ahead of this front will set the stage for showers and thunderstorm to develop along and ahead of the front as it moves toward west central and southwest Florida. Current timing of this front would bring showers and thunderstorms into the Nature Coast by early afternoon on Wednesday...with this activity spreading south toward Tampa Bay area mid to late afternoon...and then across southwest Florida Wednesday night.

At the current time sufficient low level moisture combined with strong pre-frontal convergence and increasing wind shear within the atmosphere may support some strong to severe storms as the front moves south through the region...especially from the Bay area north through the Nature Coast...with the main hazards being damaging winds and possible tornadoes and marine waterspouts. In addition
locally heavy rainfall and deadly lightning strikes will accompany storms.

All residents and visitors of West Central and Southwest Florida should remain alert to rapidly changing weather conditions during Wednesday and Wednesday night.

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Long Term Map

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November 29, 2009 Observations:
Daytime High was 70° F
Overnight Low was 47° F
Mean Temperature was 58.5° F

Average Daytime High is 76° F
Average Overnight Low is 50° F
Average Mean for date 63° F

Record High is 89° in 1990
Record Low is 31° in 1988

Mostly Sunny

Dewpoints in the mid 40's

Winds light out of the northeast

Forecast for Monday the 30th:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

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November 30, 2009 Observations:
Daytime High was 74° F
Overnight Low was 48° F
Mean Temperature was 61° F

Average Daytime High is 76° F
Average Overnight Low is 50° F
Average Mean for date 63° F

Record High is 88° in 1978
Record Low is 30° in 1979

Sun and high cirrus clouds through the morning into early afternoon

Dewpoints rising to the mid 50's

Winds variable at 5-7 mph then south/southwest at 5-10 mph

Forecast for Tuesday, December 1st:
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East northeast wind between 6 and 9 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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November 2009 Observations for Month:
Average Daytime High was 74.7° F (3.9° below normal)
Average Overnight Low was 58.1° F (4.9° above normal)
Average Mean was 66.4° (0.5° above normal)

Highest Daytime Temperature was 84° on November 10th
"Coolest" Overnight Low Temperature was 42° on November 28th

Coolest Maximum High was 58° on November 27th
Warmest Minimum Low was 71° on November 10th and 11th

Total Rainfall = 1.47” (0.57" below normal).

Record Monthly High is 91° occurring in 1988
Record Monthly Low is 23° occurring in 1970

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
146 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-THURSDAY)...THE STALLED BOUNDARY IN PLACE ACROSS THE TAMPA BAY AREA WILL LIFT NORTH TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE WESTERN GULF LIFTS NE INTO THE LA/MA/AL/WEST FL PANHANDLE REGION. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NE THURSDAY AND DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING SHOWERS AND SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
AREA. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA ALONG WITH GOOD INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO ALLOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH 50+ KNOT WIND GUSTS...HAIL AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY IN THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME. THE BOUNDARY WILL THEN STALL ACROSS SOUTH FL THURSDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES CONTINUING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTH.

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND MAY CAUSE SOME COASTAL FLOODING FROM MANATEE COUNTY NORTH THROUGH LEVY COUNTY. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3-4FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM MANATEE NORTH TO HERNANDO DURING HIGH TIDES...AND 4-5FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE CITRUS AND LEVY COUNTY COASTS. IN ADDITION...WILL BE WATCHING FOR POSSIBLE HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONDITIONS/HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE AND TURN ONSHORE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY ALSO BECOME NECESSARY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS OVER LAND WILL BE BREEZY.

LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY)...MODELS REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN SHOWING THE FRONT STALLING OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS IT BECOMES PARALLEL TO THE UPPER FLOW. ADDITIONAL SHORT WAVE ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE EASTERN U.S. TROUGH WITH ATTENDANT WEAK AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY WITH AN OVERRUNNING TYPE EVENT WITH CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS AND STRATIFORM RAINS..SOME OF WHICH COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY IN SOME LOCATIONS. MEX AND ENSEMBLE POP GUIDANCE HAS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY (POPS IN THE 80-90% RANGE) FROM PREVIOUS RUNS...SO HAVE BUMPED UP CURRENT GRIDDED POPS INTO THE 50-70% RANGE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY AS THE SHORT WAVE AND WEAK SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE REGION WITH THE FRONT AND DEEP MOISTURE AXIS SHIFTING SOUTH AND EAST AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH PLEASANT DRY WEATHER EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. DURING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MAY AGAIN SEE SOME LOW CHANCES FOR SOME SHOWERS AS ADDITIONAL SHORT WAVE ENERGY MOVES OVERHEAD WITHIN THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW PATTERN...SO WILL DEPICT 20% POPS IN THE GRIDS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMES EAST.

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Although this will update this is posted on December 1, 2009

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December 1, 2009 Observations:
Daytime High was 77° F
Overnight Low was 57° F
Mean Temperature was 67° F

Average Daytime High is 76° F
Average Overnight Low is 50° F
Average Mean for date 63° F

Record High is 89° in 1991
Record Low is 28° in 1979

Dense fog in morning till around 10:30 a.m.

Sun and high clouds in afternoon

Winds south/southwest at 10-15 mph

Dewpoints in the upper 50's rising to the mid 60's

Forecast for Wednesday the 2nd:
Today: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind between 16 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West southwest wind between 7 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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For December 2 and 3

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
556 AM EST WED DEC 2 2009

LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER...INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON...WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS

556 AM EST WED DEC 2 2009

...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS AND COASTAL HAZARDS TODAY INTO THURSDAY...

DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TODAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW AN INCREASING MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION. THIS INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS AND GENERATE LARGE BREAKING WAVES...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY INTO THURSDAY.

TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE ENTIRE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA...RANGING FROM AROUND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL NEAR FORT MYERS TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AROUND THE TAMPA BAY REGION... TO 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE CITRUS AND LEVY COUNTY COASTS. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES COULD CAUSE SOME COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NATURE COAST. THEREFORE...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MANATEE COUNTY NORTHWARD THROUGH LEVY COUNTY.

THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AND INCREASING SEAS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS...AND MARINERS...FISHERMEN...AND BOATING ENTHUSIASTS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS INTO THE GULF UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATE IN THE WEEK.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST.
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY AS IT MOVES TOWARD WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. CURRENT TIMING OF THIS FRONT WOULD BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE NATURE COAST BY MID AFTERNOON...WITH THIS ACTIVITY SPREADING SOUTH INTO THE TAMPA BAY AREA DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...AND THEN ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY MIDNIGHT.

AT THE CURRENT TIME SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH STRONG PREFRONTAL CONVERGENCE AND INCREASING WIND SHEAR WITHIN THE ATMOSPHERE MAY SUPPORT SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION...ESPECIALLY FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA NORTH THROUGH THE NATURE COAST. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS.

ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10:00PM EST

Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested
Tornado Watch Number 790
Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
245 PM EST Wed Dec 2 2009

The Nws Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Tornado Watch For Portions Of

North Florida
Southeast Georgia
Coastal Waters

Effective This Wednesday Afternoon And Evening From 245 PM Until 1000 PM EST.

Tornadoes, Hail To 0.5 Inch In Diameter, Thunderstorm Wind Gusts To 70 Mph, And Dangerous Lightning Are Possible In These Areas.

The Tornado Watch Area Is Approximately Along And 55 Statute Miles East And West Of A Line From 40 Miles North Of Brunswick Georgia To 75 Miles South Southwest Of Ocala Florida. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch See The Associated Watch Outline
Update.

Remember, A Tornado Watch Means Conditions Are Favorable For Tornadoes And Severe Thunderstorms In And Close To The Watch Area. Persons In These Areas Should Be On The Lookout For Threatening Weather Conditions And Listen For Later Statements And Possible Warnings.

Other Watch Information, Continue:

Discussion, A Broken Band Of Pre-Frontal Thunderstorms Continues To Move Ewd Into Se GA/N FL And Adjacent Coastal Areas Of The FL Coast N Of Tbw. Surface Temperatures Near 80 F And Dewpoints Of 68-70 F Will Contribute To Sufficient Instability For Strong Updrafts. Meanwhile, Deep-Layer Vertical Shear Will Remain Favorable For Supercells Through The Afternoon/Evening As The Main Synoptic System Moves Just Nw Of This Area. The Greater Tornado Threat Is Expected This Afternoon Across Se GA This Afternoon, With A Somewhat Lesser Threat Farther S Into FL Where Low-Level Flow Will Gradually Veer And Weaken Into Early Tonight.

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THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4:00AM EST
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Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested
Tornado Watch Number 792
Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
745 PM EST Wed Dec 2 2009

The Nws Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A
Tornado Watch For Portions Of

Central And Northern Florida
Coastal Waters

Effective This Wednesday Night And Thursday Morning From 745 Pm Until 400 AM EST.

Tornadoes, Hail To 1 Inch In Diameter, Thunderstorm Wind Gusts To 70 Mph, And Dangerous Lightning Are Possible In These Areas.

The Tornado Watch Area Is Approximately Along And 55 Statute Miles Either Side Of A Line From 30 Miles West Southwest Of Sarasota Florida To 40 Miles East Southeast Of St Augustine Florida. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch See The Associated Watch Outline Update (wous64 Kwns Wou2).

Remember, A Tornado Watch Means Conditions Are Favorable For Tornadoes And Severe Thunderstorms In And Close To The Watch Area. Persons In These Areas Should Be On The Lookout For Threatening Weather Conditions And Listen For Later Statements And Possible Warnings.

Other Watch Information, Continue, Ww 789, Ww 790, Ww 791,

Discussion, Tstms Expected To Persist Along Ern Gulf Of Mexico/N Fl Cold Front Into Early Thu. Both Low Lvl And Deep Shear Gradually Will Decrease With Time. But Shear Likely Will Remain Sufficient For Supercells For At Least The Next Several Hours. Coupled With Continuing Presence Of Moderate Sfc-Based Instability, Hi Pw, And Relatively Weak Linear Forcing For Ascent, Setup May Support A Continued Risk For Tornadoes, In Addition To Locally Dmgg Wind.

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December 2, 2009 Observations:
Daytime High was 81° F
Overnight Low was 63° F
Mean Temperature was 72° F

Average Daytime High is 76° F
Average Overnight Low is 50° F
Average Mean for date 63° F

Record High is 90° in 1991
Record Low is 28° in 1979

Sun and clouds mix till around 1 p.m. then increasing clouds

Showers with some lightning and thunder after 7:30 p.m.

Dewpoints in the upper 60's

Winds southeast/south/southwest at 5-15 mph increased in afternoon to 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph

Tornado Watch issued by Severe Storms Prediction center at 2:45 p.m. till 10 p.m.

Rain Amount = .40"

Forecast for Thursday the 3rd:
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service, Tampa Bay, Ruskin, Fla.
1:28 p.m. EST. Thursday, December 3, 2009

Short Term (Tonight-Saturday)...SW Flow will remain in place aloft through the period with a series of upper disturbances moving over the area in the flow. The surface cold front will gradually stall across south Florida later this afternoon with winds becoming more N/NE across the area overnight. Some overrunning showers will be possible with this set-up with the best rain chances across the southern zones. Low pressure will then develop over the Gulf waters along the boundary and lift it slowly northward Friday bringing likely rain chances across the area Friday night and early Saturday. The Gulf low will then move across the state into the Atlantic with high rain chances continuing across the area. The attendant cold front will then push through the area Saturday afternoon allowing for clearing to begin across the north as High pressure begins to build behind the front. With deep moisture and energy in place from the system...Expect that rainfall totals across the area will total 2-4 inches with localized amounts of 4-6 inches across the central zones. Will issue a Flood Watch for this as recent rains and poor soil absorption may cause flooding issues especially for area rivers.

Long Term (Saturday night through Thursday)...Cold front to continue SE push out of the area but upper level flow continues from the SW with surface High pressure building North of the area bringing slightly cooler and drier air mass that will be filtering into the region as temperatures drop slightly below normal.

Atmosphere quickly moderates as low level flow veers easterly and abundant mid to upper level gulf moisture advects back over the area. Upper short wave to generate weak surface feature to move through the region for a slight chance of showers late Monday into Tuesday as temperatures climb and remain above normal. Deep upper trof continues down the central U.S. mid week with deepening storm system moving through the eastern U.S. while attendant cold front sweeps into the area late in the period. Models vary with timing of front so will hold with slight chance POPS through mid week.

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December 3, 2009 Observations:
Daytime High was 73° F
Overnight Low was 65° F
Mean Temperature was 69° F

Average Daytime High is 76° F
Average Overnight Low is 49° F
Average Mean for date 62.5° F

Record High is 90° in 1991
Record Low is 30° in 1999

Fog at times during the night.

Off and on clouds till noon then Pt. Sunny then mostly sunny

Dewpoints in the low 60's to the low 50's

Winds southwest at 5-10 mph then northwest at 5-10 mph

Frontal passage occurred in the early afternoon and dropped dewpoints

Forecast for Friday the 4th:
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. High near 63. North northeast wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. North northeast wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin FL
318 PM EST Thu Dec 3 2009

Flood Watch Friday Morning Through Saturday Afternoon For West Central Florida

Over Running Rains Ahead Of A Low Pressure System Will Allow For Widespread Rainfall Across Much Of West Central Florida Friday Through Saturday Afternoon.

Citrus-Sumter-Hernando-Pasco-Pinellas-Hillsborough-Polk-Manatee-Hardee-Sarasota-De Soto

Including The Cities Of, Crystal River, Inverness, Bushnell, The Villages, Brooksville, Spring Hill, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Brandon, Tampa, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bradenton, Wauchula, Sarasota, Venice, Arcadia

* From Friday Morning Through Saturday Afternoon

* A Widespread Area Of 2 To 4 Inches Of Rain Is Expected To Fall As An Area Of Low Pressure Develops Along The Stalled Frontal Boundary Across South Florida And Lifts Over The Area Through Saturday Afternoon. Localized Amounts Of 4 To 6 Inches Will Be Possible. Flooding Of Streets And Urban Areas Is Likely. Significant Rises Of Creeks And Streams And Rivers Is Also
Possible.

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.