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Coastal Flood Statement 7, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Aug 31, 2008, 5:08 AM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 31, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2008, 5:08 AM EDT (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
County Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Aug 31, 3:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 3:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 5:02 AM EDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 502 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-312115- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 502 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH MOST ACTIVE PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. ....RIP CURRENT IMPACT... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP AS SWELLS FROM HURRICANE GUSTAV REACH WESTERN FLORIDA. BEACH GOERS MUST HEED WARNING SIGNS AND LIFE GUARD INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING RIP CURRENT THREATS AT LOCAL BEACHES. ...HIGH SURF IMPACTS.... DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES WILL ALSO REACH BEACHES AND LOCATIONS ALONG THE COASTLINE FROM PINELLAS THROUGH LEVY COUNTY. BEACH GOERS MUST EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND HEED ALL POSTED WARNINGS AND LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTIONS WHERE AVAILABLE. INCREASING SURF IS NORMALLY ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH WATER CONDITIONS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. ...MARINE GUST IMPACT... WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE. MARINERS AND BEACH GOERS CAN EXPECT BRISK TO BREEZY CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT MAY WANT TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT... LARGE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL BEGIN REACHING THE COASTLINE LATER TODAY AND BRINGING INCREASING THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING FORM PINELLAS THROUGH LEVY COUNTY. BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING IN COVERAGE BY TUESDAY. AGAIN...EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WITH THE STRONGEST CELLS. ....RIP CURRENT IMPACT... RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ...HIGH SURF IMPACTS.... HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WESTERN FLORIDA COASTLINE UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. BEACH GOERS MUST EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND HEED ALL POSTED WARNINGS AND LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTIONS WHERE AVAILABLE. ...MARINE GUST IMPACT... WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY LATE MORNING. SMALL CRAFT MAY WANT TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT... LARGE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE TO REACH THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AND KEEP THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING FROM PINELLAS THROUGH LEVY COUNTY UNTIL MONDAY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 22
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 5:08 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Pinellas | 39 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:46 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 39 hr | |
| Aug 31, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Lee | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Sarasota | 35 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.