NWS Forecast Tampa Bay Area Expect 60+ mph Gusts

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.p ... &map.y=156

Forecast for St. Petersburg FL. NOTE: WINDS WILL BE LESSER FURHTER
AWAY FROM COAST.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high around 88. Windy, with a east northeast wind between 32 and 39 mph, with gusts as high as 61 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Windy, with a east southeast wind between 36 and 39 mph, with gusts as high as 62 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high around 88. Windy, with a south southeast wind 23 to 26 mph decreasing to between 15 and 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 53 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

This is for any Tampa Bay Area people

[dixiebreeze]

Appreciate it. Thanks.

[tampastorm]

As always it all depends on the track and more important the intensity.

[Rainband]

As always it all depends on the track and more important the intensity.

exactly, I am 20 miles north and mine are gusts to 39mph

[Scorpion]

Wow, 60 mph gusts in Tampa. Makes me wonder what we will get here .

[gatorcane]

I don't see Tampa getting 60+ gusts....maybe 30-35 tops...

[Stormcenter]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.php?MapType=3&site=tbw&CiTemplate=1&map.x=128&map.y=156

Forecast for St. Petersburg FL. NOTE: WINDS WILL BE LESSER FURHTER
AWAY FROM COAST.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high around 88. Windy, with a east northeast wind between 32 and 39 mph, with gusts as high as 61 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Windy, with a east southeast wind between 36 and 39 mph, with gusts as high as 62 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high around 88. Windy, with a south southeast wind 23 to 26 mph decreasing to between 15 and 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 53 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

This is for any Tampa Bay Area people

How are they going to get 60pmh gusts when Katrina only has 45mph winds? I just don't see that happening unless strengthens dramatically.

[Brent]

I VERY seriously doubt that... it's barely going to be a storm when it re-emerges unless it strengthens a lot more than forecast.

A rainy day with some gusty winds... nothing they've never seen before.

[truballer#1]

well its going to streinghting, its not going to stay at 45mph all they way to land fall. If substained winds when hit land fall a 75mph its possible tampa might get 65 wind gust.

[gatorcane]

well its going to streinghting, its not going to stay at 45mph all they way to land fall. If substained winds when hit land fall a 75mph its possible tampa might get 65 wind gust.

No way...you'll see more action from a summer-time afternoon T-storm

[floridahurricaneguy]

well its going to streinghting, its not going to stay at 45mph all they way to land fall. If substained winds when hit land fall a 75mph its possible tampa might get 65 wind gust.

No way...you'll see more action from a summer-time afternoon T-storm

Slight exxageration. Same summer T-storm. Come on. Tampa is expected to possibly be under TS watch later. Also look at those models!

Matt

[skysummit]

60+ just won't happen....maybe gusts to 40mph, but that'll be about it. Kat mostly likely won't make it to cat 1 status before landfall, and even if she does, her winds will be in a very small location. She just won't have enough to give Tampa trouble. The only way is if she starts moving west NOW, crosses Florida quickly and then re-intesifies in the gulf before turing to the north and northeast.

[truballer#1]

wait till the 5pm advisary. Who knows whats going to happen. IMO, the models are moving her to far east.

[MetroMike]

The forcaster on duty just was making and educated guess, Btw the Tampa bay area extends all the way down to Sarasota from what I've heard. He could mean in the southern forecast areas.

[jkt21787]

I agree that 60 mph seems unlikely at least in the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area. Maybe 35 to 40 sustained and gusts up to 50. It will depend on how fast it moves, where it moves, and what intensity initial landfall is.

Should lead to TS advisories though, but I think 60 mph is probably a bit too high at this time.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

I think it is a little high also...

Perhaps they mean in extreme squalls...
But if this thing were to blow up just off SW Florida then this forecast
would not surprise me...but we'll have to wait and see.

[N2Storms]

Also, if you look at where the official NHC forecast Katrina to make a 2nd landfall (around Apalachicola), then those living on FL West Coast (Tampa Bay northward) will likely experience at least TS conditions for a couple of days due to the fact the Katrina will not be moving very fast...