HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
249 PM EST FRI MAR 10 2006

...SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...

RAINFALL HAS BEEN ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SINCE JAN
1, 2006...AND BELOW NORMAL ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.  HOWEVER...LA
NINA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE SPRING WHICH TYPICALLY
PRODUCES BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.  AS THE SPRING MONTHS ALSO COINCIDE WITH THE FLORIDA DRY
SEASON...THE THREAT OF FLOODING IS LOW THROUGH MAY.  THE THREAT OF
FLOODING WILL INCREASE WITH THE ONSET OF THE SUMMER RAINY SEASON
AROUND MID JUNE. 

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