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WWUS82 KTBW 042002
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
402 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2005

GMZ850-853-042100-
402 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 220 IS
CANCELLED...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON HAVE GREATLY REDUCED
THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE NEARSHORE SUNCOAST WATERS
BETWEEN ENGLEWOOD AND THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.  ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS...AND PERHAPS A ROGUE THUNDERSTORM...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
SUNSET.

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FLZ043-052-056-057-061-062-065-GMZ830-856-050000-
CHARLOTTE-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-LEE-POLK-SUMTER-
402 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 220 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800
PM EDT...

THOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MOST PREVALENT ACROSS CHARLOTTE AND
LEE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...THE AIR MASS REMAINS RATHER UNSTABLE OVER
INTERIOR WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPING WEST OF THE NATURE COAST SEPARATES COOLER MOIST AIR FROM
WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR...WHICH CONTINUES IN THE WATCH AREA.

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM...ESPECIALLY IN POLK AND HIGHLANDS
COUNTIES.  THE PRIMARY THREAT REMAINS LARGE HAIL...THOUGH DAMAGING
WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

BE READY TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED OR SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
UPDATES.

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BSG