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Old 05-29-2013, 04:00 PM
 
Location: North of South, South of North
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Another day of elevated dew points and another day of pop-up thunderstorms moving through Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties.....all the way to and then off of the coast.

Gotta love the increasing dew points and thunderstorms......finally......even though it ain't the middle of June yet.

 
Old 05-29-2013, 04:05 PM
 
Location: On the west coast of the east coast
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It has missed me againnnnn
 
Old 05-29-2013, 04:19 PM
 
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I don't see any blow ups in our area. Just a few small ones way to the south. This is what happens when we get a stronger east wind, it keeps the seabreeze just offshore and we get no lift for some big T-storms. Plus what showers we get are weak and move thru pretty fast.
 
Old 05-29-2013, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Saint Petersburg, FL
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Aw, come on!! It missed us again! It was pouring literally three blocks from my house, and nothing but a few tiny sprinkles here.
 
Old 05-29-2013, 04:47 PM
 
Location: North of South, South of North
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Aw, come on!! It missed us again! It was pouring literally three blocks from my house, and nothing but a few tiny sprinkles here.
But at least they are popping up in all the counties, from Hernando, to Pasco, to Pinellas and Hillborough. The nature of pop-ups is hit or miss.....but they are fun to watch. Those who are under these storms are getting quite heavy downpours. We can thank the breeze from the southeast to the northwest for all these storms. There's all kinds of activity down Miami way and everything is rotating up this way.

This is what I have been hoping for and will only get better as the dew points continue to climb.

It's just so nice to see that storms do indeed make it to the coast here. I'm glad I pay attention to accredited professional sources for my info.
 
Old 05-29-2013, 05:10 PM
 
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Aw, come on!! It missed us again! It was pouring literally three blocks from my house, and nothing but a few tiny sprinkles here.
You must have a force field like i do. I see it time after time in the summer, it will rain half a mile all around me and i get nothing.
 
Old 05-29-2013, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Another day of elevated dew points and another day of pop-up thunderstorms moving through Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties.....all the way to and then off of the coast.

Gotta love the increasing dew points and thunderstorms......finally......even though it ain't the middle of June yet.
Some of my favorite memories of living in the Bay Area was the 3pm thunderstorms, then... playing tackle football in the flood waters that remained afterwards...
 
Old 05-29-2013, 05:16 PM
 
Location: tampa bay
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Some of my favorite memories of living in the Bay Area was the 3pm thunderstorms, then... playing tackle football in the flood waters that remained afterwards...
My son came home mud from head to toe...I used to make him strip down in the garage!!!
 
Old 05-29-2013, 05:18 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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My son came home mud from head to toe...I used to make him strip down in the garage!!!
Yeah, sounds familiar. Great memories
 
Old 05-29-2013, 05:29 PM
 
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But at least they are popping up in all the counties, from Hernando, to Pasco, to Pinellas and Hillborough. The nature of pop-ups is hit or miss.....but they are fun to watch. Those who are under these storms are getting quite heavy downpours. We can thank the breeze from the southeast to the northwest for all these storms. There's all kinds of activity down Miami way and everything is rotating up this way.

This is what I have been hoping for and will only get better as the dew points continue to climb.

It's just so nice to see that storms do indeed make it to the coast here. I'm glad I pay attention to accredited professional sources for my info.
Man o man................

The only reason the storms made it all the way to the coast is because the east wind is much stronger than the sea breeze....today.

Under NORMAL circumstances....the easterly flow is around 10 knots and will decrease slightly in the mid-day hours....the sea breeze is usually 8-12+ knots and will "overcome" the east winds shortly after lunch on most days....

The storms will "blow up" where the breezes (east and west) stack up against each other......if the east wind is a tad stronger, the sea breeze will be later in the day....and closer to the coast.

If the east wind is light....the storms will "blow up" inland (I-75 corridor) as the sea breeze penetrates further inland and earlier in the day......

If the storms don't "rain themselves out" by the time the sea breeze lets off after sunset, then the storms will be pushed toward the Gulf by the east wind that has been "pressing" up against them all day.....

The best case for immediate coastal areas to receive rain in the NORMAL summertime pattern is a 12-15 knot east wind that dominates until around 2:30pm- 3:30pm.....then, a WEAK sea breeze forms very close to the coast and the storms "stack up" from U.S.19 westward.......then, the WEAK sea breeze lets off around 4pm-5pm and the storms are pushed out into the Gulf, giving the immediate coastal areas a soaking.

The strong easterly flow we are experiencing right now is not "normal"........

When we finally settle in to the "normal" summertime pattern- the weather day-in and day-out will be almost exactly the same.....every day.....

The only exception during this time would be the dreaded "reverse summertime pattern".....which consists of a west/southwest flow all day and night....complete with crazy high dew points and SOME coastal areas receiving heavy rain from 3am through the early afternoon hours- this pattern is the most oppressive combo of heat/humidity in the area.

Normal Florida weather is a battle between 2 sea breezes (Atlantic and Gulf) and that is how it works.

I know it sounds "cocky".....but if you don't agree with my explanation- than you are flat out wrong about the weather in this part of Florida.
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