Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening...
Rest of the Afternoon
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Breezy. Highs in the upper 70s near the coast and in the upper 80s inland. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
... Lake Wind Advisory will expire at 8 PM EDT this evening...
The lake Wind Advisory will expire at 8 PM EDT this evening.
Breezy conditions will continue for the next few hours... however gusts should start diminishing below 25 knots in the next hour or so. Thus the lake Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire.
Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch
Statement as of 1:21 PM EDT on May 11, 2008
... Red flag warning in effect from 12 PM to 8 PM EDT Monday... ... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening...
The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay area - Ruskin FL has issued a red flag warning... which is in effect from 12 PM to 8 PM EDT Monday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
The high pressure in the region Monday and even drier air aloft mixing to the surface will produce critically low afternoon rh values in the 20 to 25 percent range for long durations with west northwesterly winds around 15 mph. The dry airmass will remain in place on Tuesday for another day on long durations of critically low humidity vales.
A red flag warning is issued when very favorable conditions for the spread of wildfire are occurring now... or will occur within 24 hours.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field.
Record Report
Statement as of 4:50 am EDT on May 11, 2008
... Record high minimum temperature set at Tampa yesterday and the day before...
On may 9 2008... Tampa international tied the record high minimum temperature of 76 degrees last set in 1998. Then yesterday may 10 2008... Tampa international set a new record high minimum temperature of 77 degrees. The previous record high minimum temperature for may 10 was 76 degrees last set in 2003.
