Expires:201305222015;Remove:201305222015;535489 FPUS72 KTBW 221914 NOWTBW SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 314 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 FLZ042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-222015- CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE- HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 314 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 THROUGH 4PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS...WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. AT 310PM...STRONGEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED IN MANATEE COUNTY NEAR MYAKKA HEAD. OTHER AREAS OF FAIRLY ROBUST ACTIVITY WERE OVER CENTRAL HARDEE AND DE SOTO COUNTIES...AND ALSO OVER CITRUS COUNTY NEAR BEVERLY HILLS. ACTIVITY IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCE...AS RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE SLICK ROADWAYS. $$ LEWIS