Expires:200911251900;Remove:200911251900;239185 FPUS72 KTBW 251752 NOWTBW SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1252 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-251900- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 1247 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .NOW... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 11 PM... THROUGH 2 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH THROUGH PARTS OF WESTERN FLORIDA. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE LOCATED NEAR PORT CHARLOTTE AND BOCA GRANDE. THESE SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 75...275...AND 4. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR. $$ FLEMING