CLOSED Last Hurrah for March?

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:I want to wash and put away hubby's light sweatshirt and heavier work jacket  for work, he said No, every time you say that it cools down again .I'll keep asking

Morning All,
Billsfan go for it. wash away. LOL I think the cooler weather is over. I saw middle 80's for next week.
Well as for the next front it will be hit or miss again. they say good rains in some locations. Hope its me this time since I got hosed last time. HAHAHA!!
Have a great day !!!!!!!
John Z-hills

good morning folks!!..lol I also think the Cold is gone,might yet be a few cooler mornings but the sun is working its magic now in the daytime... a nice warm day ahead but way northern florida might be getting something from that coming cold front this evening or early tomorrow morning, my local met is thinking for tampa bay area friday afternoon maybe into saturday morning for a chance of scattered showers..we'll see how this plays out..i sure could use a good downpour here....WELL HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!

Sorry for the headache, Aug. And, yes; this was one of our better winters I believe. Some actual cold in January and March has been great! Sometime soon the house will be closed up for summer. I do hope we get some rain this week, and more than the current WPC is showing.

I was just reading the east coast florida NWS discussions..in about all of them im seeing bad surf and high wave warnings, dont know if anyone lives right on the coastline over there but might be some flooding concerns with that huge LOW off the coast in the Atlantic ,,stay safe folks.

panhandle and northern florida stay alert when this gets to you......NWS TALLAHASSEE..............
.SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Saturday]...

The cold front will push southeastward across our area tonight
through early Friday afternoon with widespread convection
preceding it. This activity is expected to weaken as it moves from
west to east across our CWA, however, a few storms may become
briefly strong or severe over western zones from late this evening
into early Friday morning. The greatest severe threat with any
storm that develops will be damaging winds but an isolated tornado
cannot be ruled out. Surface high pressure and a much drier
airmass return to the region Friday afternoon through Saturday.
While max temps will only be slightly cooler with highs in the
upper 70s, min temps Friday night will drop into the upper 40s to
around 50 for most inland areas and lower to mid 50s along the
coast.


.LONG TERM [Saturday Night Through Thursday]...

Surface high pressure and dry conditions will prevail through
Tuesday before the next cold front brings a return of showers and
isolated thunderstorms on Wednesday. Highs will range from around
80 to the lower 80s each day. Lows will gradually moderate from
the upper 40s Sunday morning to the upper 50s to around 60 by mid
week.

iNTERESTING discussion over in Doc's blog on sea level rise..im guessing my home is safe thru MY lifetime whatever is left of it..im just curious,at its worst..just how far inland on the gulf coast and over on our east coast..will the ocean water come?..my county Pinellas, has gulf water on 3 sides,and im guessing im in about the middle of the county,miles from the water,im guessing im safe............how about YOUR area? if this does indeed happen?

im sure at some time long ago, Florida was under water...every time i plant a bush i find pieces of ancient sea shells gee, im guessing all of you do too huh.

Honestly, it doesn't even cross my mind

LargoFL wrote:iNTERESTING discussion over in Doc's blog on sea level rise..im guessing my home is safe thru MY lifetime whatever is left of it..im just curious,at its worst..just how far inland on the gulf coast and over on our east coast..will the ocean water come?..my county Pinellas, has gulf water on 3 sides,and im guessing im in about the middle of the county,miles from the water,im guessing im safe............how about YOUR area? if this does indeed happen?

Hi Largo,
I don't really think about the sea rise for my area. Im 85 ft above sea level.
The only things we find is sandy soil. Could be a interesting topic.
John Z-hills

I'm at 35' elevation so no worries here.  I hear "sea level rise" often but there is also sinking land.  If sea level was neutral but the land sinks.........the water level rises!

https://sealevelrise.org/causes/land-sinkage/

Beautiful day here today.

severstorm wrote:

LargoFL wrote:iNTERESTING discussion over in Doc's blog on sea level rise..im guessing my home is safe thru MY lifetime whatever is left of it..im just curious,at its worst..just how far inland on the gulf coast and over on our east coast..will the ocean water come?..my county Pinellas, has gulf water on 3 sides,and im guessing im in about the middle of the county,miles from the water,im guessing im safe............how about YOUR area? if this does indeed happen?

Hi Largo,
I don't really think about the sea rise for my area. Im 85 ft above sea level.
The only things we find is sandy soil. Could be a interesting topic.
John Z-hills

yeah sure seems your safe Severe,my guess is those who will be affected will be those living right on the coastline or in real low lying area's

I also don't give the sea foot level much thought either. Every fall during Kings Tide in Miami, there are fish in the streets Every year they blame it on Global Warming even though it's been going on for decades and decades

JAX: Friday...Cold front will slow its progress as it enters SE GA
during the morning hours and expect widespread showers and the possibility of isolated storms (possibly/briefly strong with wind
gusts to 40 mph possible) before it weakens and showers/isolated
storms drift into NE FL by the late morning/early afternoon hours.
The forecast timing of the slowing of the frontal boundary into NE
FL by the afternoon hours will determine if some diurnal/heating
redevelopment of storm activity will be possible ahead of the
frontal boundary south of the I-10 boundary across the remainder
of NE FL. Models seem to be keen on showing a separate QPF bulls-
eye across portions of NE FL, so have gone with 60-80% rain
chances for now. Fairly decent chances for all locations seeing
measurable rainfall with 0.50-1.00" higher totals across inland SE
GA and around 0.50-0.75" higher totals across portions of NE FL
where pre-frontal convection can re-develop in afternoon heating.
The timing of the frontal boundary does make for tougher Max Temp
forecast as portions of SE GA/Suwannee Valley will likely not
reach much more than the lower 70s, while ahead of the front
across NE FL will push into the upper 70s and possibly lower 80s
in some spots. A few gusty winds from storms will be possible in
the afternoon across NE FL...mainly south of the I-10 corridor.

Largo, I'll bring some cinnamon rolls for the coffee tomorrow. Happy Good Friday.

StAugustineFL wrote:JAX:  Friday...Cold front will slow its progress as it enters SE GA
during the morning hours and expect widespread showers and the possibility of isolated storms (possibly/briefly strong with wind
gusts to 40 mph possible) before it weakens and showers/isolated
storms drift into NE FL by the late morning/early afternoon hours.
The forecast timing of the slowing of the frontal boundary into NE
FL by the afternoon hours will determine if some diurnal/heating
redevelopment of storm activity will be possible ahead of the
frontal boundary south of the I-10 boundary across the remainder
of NE FL. Models seem to be keen on showing a separate QPF bulls-
eye across portions of NE FL, so have gone with 60-80% rain
chances for now. Fairly decent chances for all locations seeing
measurable rainfall with 0.50-1.00" higher totals across inland SE
GA and around 0.50-0.75" higher totals across portions of NE FL
where pre-frontal convection can re-develop in afternoon heating.
The timing of the frontal boundary does make for tougher Max Temp
forecast as portions of SE GA/Suwannee Valley will likely not
reach much more than the lower 70s, while ahead of the front
across NE FL will push into the upper 70s and possibly lower 80s
in some spots. A few gusty winds from storms will be possible in
the afternoon across NE FL...mainly south of the I-10 corridor.

good Luck up there AUG!!

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Largo, I'll bring some cinnamon rolls for the coffee tomorrow. Happy Good Friday.

ok Thanks Billsfan!!

LargoFL wrote:

Pasco county has changed its hurricane evacuation zones..somewhat further inland it seems.

Good Friday Morning Folks!..well it looks like a 40-50% chance of a rain shower here in my area,hope it pans out, we sure do need some rain,well Blogs COFFEE is perking for when you get here enjoy..have a wonderful day everyone!

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Largo, I'll bring some cinnamon rolls for the coffee tomorrow. Happy Good Friday.

hmmmm cinnamon rolls , many thanks Billsfan!! the folks here will love that!!

Good morning and TGIF. Slow start to the day at work which is nice. Hope it stays that way.

Looking at the latest HRRR (which updates hourly) seems Waterdipper and Jenny have a chance for nice rains. It then poofs as it moves east leaving the rest of us with little to none. We shall see.

Afternoon All,
BUSY BUSY BUSY
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ALL!!!
John Z-hills

Good afternoon! Maybe a lot of people are off today. Traffic is WAY lighter than normal.

Looks like rain will fizzle out before it reaches South Florida. Darn! Good luck up your way everyone.

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Good afternoon!    Maybe a lot of people are off today. Traffic is WAY lighter than normal.

Looks like rain will fizzle out before it reaches South Florida.  Darn!  Good luck up your way everyone.

traffic here by me is heavier than normal, guess its the holiday visitors etc

It picked up after lunch. Yes, Largo, I think your areas on the west coast have was more Snowbirds than we do . I remember trying to drive around Englewood during Spring Break. Good grief traffic was a big nightmare. He was in a nursing home in Sarasota, near Bee Ridge Rd and we visited him in the summer, traffic was so bad, I commented that I couldn't imagine that area during season

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:It  picked up after lunch.  Yes, Largo, I think your areas on the west coast have was more Snowbirds than we do .  I remember trying to drive around Englewood during Spring Break. Good grief traffic was a big nightmare. He was in a nursing home in Sarasota, near Bee Ridge Rd and we visited him in the summer, traffic was so bad, I commented that I couldn't imagine that area during season

hi Billsfan,yes this area is snowbird haven,traffic is real heavy over the winter months.but they really help the economy here for sure.

Good Saturday Morning folks!..Blogs Coffee is perking for when you get here enjoy, have a wonderful day everyone!

Morning. Anyone get rain? It fizzled as HRRR was showing. Had .07" here. Waterdipper may have gotten a quarter inch or more.

Looks like the heat isn't quite ready to settle in here yet. Next 7 days are up/down between the low 70's/low 80's with many nights in the 50's. Perfect days to open up the windows and save on energy bills.

Good morning and happy Easter Eve!

I was generous with my rain gauge reading this morning - .02" The line was just on my north side as moved in.

Bills may have a few showers today. Looks like north FL may get some rain the middle of the week. GFS is showing a fairly strong system next weekend. We'll see how that's looking in a few days. Here's a current image for next Saturday.

Easter forecast for my brother. Might be hard to find those Easter eggs.

sangria wrote:Good morning and happy Easter Eve!  

I was generous with my rain gauge reading this morning - .02"   The line was just on my north side as moved in.  

You need to break the hex

Gotta run up to Publix soon. I've a hankering for some of their fried chicken today. It's been at least a year since I've eaten fried chicken. Surveying the lawn that sounds like a good lunch after I pull several thistles and whatever other weeds are making their presence known.

Enough to wet the road here in the open areas. Good outdoor weekend. Supposed to be cloudy with few passing sprinkles. Bike ride to the beach this morning, then some weeding, trimming and gutters (which I should have done last weekend ). Another I-4 trip to Orlando tomorrow. Easter brunch with my daughter and her BF.

Sounds like a good weekend JR. Enjoy.

If anyone needs to run to Publix best to do it now. It was already getting crowded when checking out at 9.

No gutter cleaning here. I had a clog last year for the first time in the 12 years or so I've had them. But I've got a monster crepe myrtle aside my driveway beginning to extend above my roof. I'm sure it'll become an annual tradition moving forward when it drops its' leaves in the fall. Also have a couple of maples and an oak but they're far enough away to not present an issue. One maple is now tall enough though to fall on the house should it topple over from a strong wind from the southeast. The 7 palm trees close to the house ranging from 20' - 30' are the ones I worry about during cane season but they're usually hard to uproot.

StAugustineFL wrote:Morning.  Anyone get rain?  It fizzled as HRRR was showing.  Had .07" here.  Waterdipper may have gotten a quarter inch or more.

Looks like the heat isn't quite ready to settle in here yet.  Next 7 days are up/down between the low 70's/low 80's with many nights in the 50's.  Perfect days to open up the windows and save on energy bills.

good morning Aug,i got enough light rain to wet down the street and grass etc..every drop counts here for sure,

Morning Largo. Glad you received a few drops. It's a bit after 10 so time for me to go to war with the weeds.

StAugustineFL wrote:Morning Largo.  Glad you received a few drops.  It's a bit after 10 so time for me to go to war with the weeds.

ok go get'em Aug!!

Nice to see Largo back. I got 0.35" out of yesterdays frontal passage. Nice light, steady rain that lasted a few hours. It was cool this AM, but the Spring sun is really warming it up into a beautiful day to spend outdoors. Happy Easter to everyone.

waterdipper wrote:Nice to see Largo back. I got 0.35" out of yesterdays frontal passage. Nice light, steady rain that lasted a few hours. It was cool this AM, but the Spring sun is really warming it up into a beautiful day to spend outdoors. Happy Easter to everyone.

Hiya WD!!..yes I picked up.028 thru this morning,was nice to see things wet

No rain for me. Publix sure was crowded, everyone must get that they are closed tomorrow. What's on everyone's menu?
We're having marinated pork kabobs, potato skins, baked beans, along with some deviled eggs, spinach dip with Hawaiian bread.

Good morning and Happy Easter to all!

Menu - Ham, macaroni/potato salad, baked beans, Sister Schubert rolls.

Happy Easter all.

I'm going to my aunts billsfan. We'll have a small gathering of 6 adults, 1 baby, and 1 dog. Menu will be a combination of everything which is typical of her. Ham, london broil, meatballs, mashed potatos, dinner rolls, 2-3 veggies of choice, then cake and/or pie for dessert. I always feel like a bloated tick after I leave.

Might be some thunderstorm chances. Best opportunity per HRRR looks more interior between Orlando and Tampa Bay. Maybe John in Zhills will get an Easter storm.

sangria wrote:Good morning and Happy Easter to all!  

Menu - Ham, macaroni/potato salad, baked beans, Sister Schubert rolls.

I thought she walked.

good afternoon everyone and Happy Easter to all........my wife mentioned something earlier,she said..something needs to be changed calendar wise...she asked me.....How can you have Easter..a sacred holiday for Christians....ON April Fools Day???

well most of my Gardening chores finished, weeds pulled and plants etc fertilized,just one more area im going to plant some more flowers,Walmart by me has some really NICE flowering plants, some ive never seen here before, the colors are wonderful and rich..oh well sunny and a bit humid here in my area,guess we did hit 80 or so..well have a good night folks!

LOL Largo at what Mrs. Largo said about the coincidence of Easter and April fools day. In the beginning of February, I heard my husband asking Siri when Ash Wednesday was and she said, Febroary 14th. He then said, when is Easter and she said April 1st. He said to me, stupid Siri is giving me dumb answers when Lent and Easter are, Valentine's Day and April Fools day. Siri said that was not nice to say.