000 FPUS52 KTBW 230734 ZFPTBW ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 334 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 FLZ039-042-043-048-049-232100- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL... NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS 334 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE MID 60S INLAND. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 70 INLAND. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90 NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 70 INLAND. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90 NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 70 INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE UPPER 80S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. $$ FLZ050-051-232100- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON... TAMPA 334 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE UPPER 60S INLAND. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 70S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90 NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 70S INLAND. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90 NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 70S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 70 INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 90 INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. $$ FLZ052-232100- POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN 334 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. $$ FLZ055-060-232100- MANATEE-SARASOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADENTON...NORTH PORT...SARASOTA...VENICE 334 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE UPPER 60S INLAND. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90 NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 70 INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE MID 90S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 70S INLAND. HIGHS AROUND 90 NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 70 INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE UPPER 60S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. $$ FLZ056-057-061-232100- HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DE SOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...ARCADIA 334 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. .MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. $$ FLZ062-065-232100- CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA... CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS 334 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE UPPER 60S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 70S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE MID 90S INLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 70S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 70 INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE MID 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 70 INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 70S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. $$