Tomorrow at 5:04 a.m., the last-quarter moon occurs, which means this is the week of the above-average early-morning bite and the diminishing later-afternoon bite. ...more

September 21, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay left behind a soggy but relieved Central Florida as the storm crawled across the state Tuesday toward an exit into the Atlantic Ocean. But forecasters warned that the storm isn't done with Florida yet, saying it could become a hurricane over water, curve left and make a second landfall north of Jacksonville. ...more

August 20, 2008

TAMPA Local electric companies said very few customers experienced power outages as Tropical Storm Fay bypassed the Bay area. ...more

August 19, 2008

The forecast for the next four days consists of a diminishing afternoon bite which loses both intensity and duration with a peak time of 3-6 p.m. depending on weather conditions, and a very early morning bite which increases both in intensity and duration each day. ...more

August 6, 2008

The lunar cycle is between the end of the new-moon phase and the start of the first quarter moon phase, which means anglers find themselves waiting for the new morning bite to increase in intensity and duration. At the same time, they're enduring the hot afternoon weather conditions of the major feeding migration peak time of noon to 2 p.m. ...more

August 3, 2008

For two months, billboards, bumper stickers, T-shirts and wristbands all asked Tampa area fans if they had "Seen Stamkos?" A very busy week at Channelside Drive was capped off with an affirmative answer to that simple question as overall No. 1 Lightning draft pick Steven Stamkos arrived in town with his family shortly after noon Thursday. ...more

June 28, 2008

SHOT OF THE DAY Patricia Meunier-Lebouc of Dijon, France, hit her tee shot on the 164-yard, par-3 No. 12 into the hole for the 20th recorded hole-in-one in U.S. Women's Open history. ...more

June 28, 2008

Rain was falling in the Tampa Bay area this year, producing a surplus of 3.5 inches through April. ...more

May 28, 2008

Rainfall around the Tampa Bay area was doing pretty well this year, racking up a surplus of 3.5 inches through April. Then came May. At 0.73 of an inch, rainfall at Tampa International Airport so far this month lags almost 1.5 inches below normal, and the deficit has chewed away nearly half of the extra rain accumulated in the first four months of 2008. ...more

May 27, 2008

Get ready to pull out the sweaters again. A blast of cold air from Canada is expected to hit the Tampa Bay area Wednesday after overnight storms that could include hail. ...more

February 26, 2008