Gasparilla festivities will take place despite forecast TAMPA - The Gasparilla Pirate Fest, which includes a mock seaborne "invasion" of the city followed by a spirited parade along Bayshore Boulevard into downtown, will proceed as planned Saturday despite a strong possibility of afternoon winds and rainstorms. City officials and parade organizers huddled at Tampa police headquarters this afternoon to discuss the dreary forecast and consider any weather-spawned changes to plans for Tampa's signature annual event. In the end they decided to watch meteorologists' forecasts closely, but not to make substantial changes to the festivities. "As it stands now there should be no impact on the invasion or the parade," said Tampa Fire Chief...

Gasparilla invasion, parade, will go on as planned (only wetter) TAMPA — The wind and rain expected today won't stop the Gasparilla pirate invasion and parade, ...

Gasparilla invasion, parade, will go on as planned (only wetter) TAMPA — The Gasparilla pirate invasion and parade will go on despite a stormy forecast, ...

Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota High clouds are now beginning to stream into the area and will filter the sunshine this afternoon.  Despite the extra clouds, we will still warm into the mid 70's today with ESE winds 5-10 mph.  Those winds turn to the S-SW tonight and tomorrow ahead of the next cold front to move through the area.  That front will bring showers to the area beginning late morning and lasting into the early evening hours.  Temperatures will start mild, but cool late in the day.  Cooler and drier air moves in Sunday. Today: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with mainly high clouds.  Winds will be ESE 5-10 mph, High 78. Tonight: High clouds thicken, winds S-SW 10 mph, low 62. Saturd...

	Rough weather for Gasparilla.... It will definitely impact the Gasparilla parade in Tampa. Winds are expected to pick up and the Bay will become choppy as the rain moves through. ... Forecasts grow foreboding for Gasparilla pirate fest The Gasparilla invasion, featuring a fully rigged pirate ship and scores of boats forming a flotilla at the south end of Hillsborough Bay, starts at 11:30 a.m. A decision on whether the event goes forward could be made this afternoon.The Parade of the Pirates, which draws hundreds of thousands of revelers to Bayshore Boulevard and downtown, runs from 2 to 5:30 p.m.If the forecasts hold true, Jose Gaspar and his party pirates can expect a very wet parade that has little to do with the booze."You can't rain on my parade!" said Jim Tarbet, executive officer of parade organizer Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. "The intent is that the event goes on."As far as Tarbet know... Gasparilla a 'go' and people start protecting their property They make Wes Rock thinks of the bright orange fence he brings out every year to protect his home. “We have to take precautions to ensure the security of ... Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota 8:00am: Mostly cloudy except cloudy skies to the north. 40% chance of a few showers for our northern counties while a 20% chance of a sprinkle or light ... Gasparilla marks a changing of the guard When the Gasparilla parade rolls through Tampa on Saturday afternoon, it will be the last time that Gayle Guyardo covers the event ... Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota Tampa Bay, MomsLikeMe.com - This weekend's Gasparilla parade isn't exactly kid friendly so here are some other events you can find taking place for families ...