Morning Briefing, October 11

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• Today is National Coming Out Day. It got its beginnings on Oct. 11, 1987 when half a million people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The greater LGBT community encourages you to be proud of who you are and to support equality for everyone.

EVENTS

• 4:30 p.m. at Seminole Heights Branch Library, 4711 N. Central Ave.

See Patch's Events Calendar for the rest of today's happenings.

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• 2:30 p.m. Collective Bargaining Session with International Association of Firefighters, 306 E. Jackson St.
• 6 p.m. Variance Review Board, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd.
• 6:30 p.m. CERT Call for "Victims" for First Responder Training at the Tampa Fire Rescue Fire Academy, 116 S. 34th St.

Hillsborough County

• 12 p.m. Human Relations Board, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.

FORECAST

• Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind between 9 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

POLLEN LEVEL

• Tree: No Activity
• Grass: Low
• Weed: High

*Headlines compiled from Patch.com and other regional media outlets; Forecast and Pollen Level obtained from the National Weather Service and Weather.com.