736 FPUS72 KTBW 161751 NOWTBW SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 151 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 FLZ042-043-048-049-051-GMZ850-856-870-876-161900- CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 151 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 .NOW... NUMEROUS SHOWERS...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE COASTAL COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER PASCO AND NORTH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND EXCESSIVE DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. $$ RHEA