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Coastal Flood Statement 9, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

November 29, 2008Pinellas County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Nov 29, 2008, 3:32 AM EST for Pinellas County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 30, 2008, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2008, 3:32 AM EST (08:32 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 30, 2008, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 1, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

County Pinellas County, FL

The radar

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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 Nov 28, 1:28 PM EST, 14 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 1:28 PM EST, 14 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 28, 5:17 AM EST, 22 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
517 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-281530-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
517 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM
WILL THEN DEEPEN AS IT MOVES UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON SUNDAY.
A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
WATERS EARLY ON SUNDAY THEN ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS AS
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. INCREASING LOW AND MID LEVEL WIND
FIELDS AND STRONG UPWARD LIFT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUGGESTS
THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS
AND A FEW TORNADOES THE PRIMARY HAZARDS IF ENOUGH INSTABILITY DEVELOPS
OVER THE REGION. STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES. RESIDENT AND
VISITORS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECAST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES
YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THESE INCREASING
WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS WHICH WILL BRING DETERIORATING BOATING AND
SURF CONDITIONS TO ALL OF THE GULF WATERS INCLUDING TAMPA BAY BEGINNING
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY
BE POSTED FOR ALL WATERS BY EARLY ON SATURDAY.

FISHERMEN AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS
INTO THE GULF LATE SATURDAY UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AS THE SEAS BUILDS OVER THE GULF WATERS LARGE BREAKING WAVE ACTION
WILL DEVELOP ALONG AREA BEACHES WITH INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
AND STRONG UNDERTOWS. RESIDENT AND VISITORS PLANNING TO VISIT THE BEACH
SHOULD HEED THE ADVISE OF THE BEACH PATROL. DO NOT SWIM AT UNGUARDED
BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

MCMICHAEL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 4:07 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW4 days

Nearby

Coastal Flood Statements in Florida, 2008Every coastal flood statement in 2008

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.