000 WWUS82 KTBW 072022 SPSTBW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 320 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2003 FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-080215- CITRUS-HERNANDO-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-PASCO-POLK-SUMTER- 320 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2003 FROST SHOULD GRADUALLY START TO FORM OVER WIND PROTECTED AREAS OF THE NATURE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE MID 30S. BY 4 AM...AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING. THE TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME...BUT MIGHT REACH DOWN TO 30 FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IN THE USUAL COLD SPOTS NEAR SUNRISE. FARTHER SOUTH OVER INTERIOR HILLSBOROUGH AND WESTERN POLK COUNTIES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS. LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW SOME PATCHY FROST TO FORM...MAINLY ON ROOF TOPS. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW $$