Alert archive / Florida / Special Marine Warnings in 2008
Special Marine Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this special marine warning at Mar 7, 2008, 12:18 PM EST. It was in force for 87 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2008, 12:18 PM EST (17:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2008, 1:45 PM EST
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Mar 7, 10:40 AM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 10:40 AM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 5:05 AM EST, 7 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 505 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-072215- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 505 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND A COLD FRONT ADVANCES TOWARD THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO DEADLY LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. ...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT... THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL EXIST OVER THE NATURE COAST. STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL FORCE WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER AND OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS. ACROSS THE TAMPA BAY WATERS...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT IMPACT THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... STRONG AND GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL AND BAY WATERS ON SATURDAY...BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AND BAY WATERS ON SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS LEVY COUNTY. ELSEWHERE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LAMARRE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 9:00 AM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 9 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 FLZ039-071445- LEVY- 9 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CEDAR KEY IN LEVY COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT CEDAR KEY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN LEVY COUNTY...BETWEEN 930 AND 945 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL. EJ
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 9:50 AM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 950 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 FLZ039-071545- LEVY- 950 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LEVY COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WILL AFFECT CHIEFLAND AND BRONSON...UNTIL 1045 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. EJ
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 10:48 AM EST, 1 hour 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 5:15 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | Polk, Sumter | 24 hr |
| Mar 7, 6:50 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 11 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:12 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| Mar 7, 9:29 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 31 min | |
| Mar 7, 12:26 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | TBW | Pinellas | 16 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:26 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Pinellas | 46 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:29 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | 16 hr | |
| Mar 7, 1:48 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 87 min | |
| Mar 7, 2:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Levy | 61 min |
| Mar 7, 3:16 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 119 min | |
| Mar 7, 5:10 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 95 min | |
| Mar 7, 6:47 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 58 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.