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Coastal Flood Statement 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Dec 15, 2007, 10:55 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2007, 10:55 PM EST (03:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2007, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this coastal flood statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this coastal flood statement went out at Dec 15, 9:58 PM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 9:58 PM EST, 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 15, 2:55 PM EST, 8 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 255 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-161100- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- TAMPA BAY WATERS- 255 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL PENINSULA COMBINED WITH AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AS A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH INCREASING LARGE SCALE LIFT WILL SUPPORT A DEVELOPING SQUALL LINE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHILE THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL FEATURE OLGA WILL MERGE WITH THE SQUALL LINE. THIS SQUALL LINE IS THEN EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE NATURE COAST AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN NEARING THE BAY AREA BETWEEN 2 AND 6 AM...AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON ON SUNDAY. CURRENT DATA INDICATES THE RISK FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT. LOW AND MID LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE INTO THE 45 TO 55 KNOT RANGE OVERNIGHT AS LOW AND MID LEVEL JET STREAKS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION. THESE INCREASING WIND FIELDS COMBINED WITH RICH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND SOME ADDITIONAL UPPER LEVEL ENERGY FROM THE REMNANTS OF OLGA BEING DRAWN NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN GULF WILL SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AND MARINE WATERSPOUTS IN THE VICINITY OF STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE OVER THE NATURE COAST FROM HERNANDO COUNTY NORTH OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHERE THE STRONGEST FORCING AND BEST JET DYNAMICS WILL RESIDE WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS DURING THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT RAPIDLY INTO THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET WELL OFFSHORE ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THESE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR VERY ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS AND ALL SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS INTO THE GULF UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE AFFECTING WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY HAZARDS BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AND MARINE WATERSPOUTS. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WITH THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ENDING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE WITH SEAS IN THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE WILL MAKE FOR VERY ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS ON THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS...AND SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS INTO THE GULF UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE ROUGH SURF...RIP CURRENTS...AND LARGE BREAKING WAVE ACTION ALONG THE COAST WITH SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON SUNDAY...AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE COAST SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD FLOODING BE OBSERVED. A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S OVER THE NATURE COAST AND LOWER TO MID 40S ELSEWHERE. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL YIELD LOW WIND CHILLS AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD PLAN ON BRINGING TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS SUNDAY EVENING. REMEMBER TO BRING PETS INDOORS AS WELL. RESIDENTS PLANNING TO BE OUT SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING SHOULD PREPARE ACCORDINGLY. BRING SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING...AS THEY WILL INSULATE YOU BETTER THAN A SINGLE COAT OR JACKET. CHILDREN WAITING FOR BUSES MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BE DRESSED IN WARM CLOTHING TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SUPPORT PLEASANT DRY WEATHER TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AN EASTERLY FLOW HELPING TO MODERATE TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER. FORMAL ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TONIGHT. DAVIS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 15, 7:57 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 12:23 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 67 min | |
| Dec 16, 12:23 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 67 min | |
| Dec 16, 1:25 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 65 min | |
| Dec 16, 2:31 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 min | |
| Dec 16, 2:45 AM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | Sumter | 26 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:45 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | Sumter | 30 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:45 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 15 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Levy | 30 min |
| Dec 16, 3:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 65 min |
| Dec 16, 3:31 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 min | |
| Dec 16, 4:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 20 min |
| Dec 16, 4:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 58 min |
| Dec 16, 4:46 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 29 min |
| Dec 16, 5:08 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 52 min |
| Dec 16, 5:30 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 45 min | |
| Dec 16, 5:45 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco, Sumter | 15 min |
| Dec 16, 3:21 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 17 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.