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Small Craft Advisory 10, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

March 3, 2011

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at Mar 3, 2011, 3:51 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 3, 2011, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 2011, 3:51 PM EST (20:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2011, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 4, 2011, 10:00 AM EST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 3, 1:25 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 1:25 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 4:06 AM EST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
406 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-040500-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
406 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...HIGH WIND IMPACT...
BREEZY EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA TODAY. AFTER
SUNRISE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE...AND THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
AROUND SUNSET TONIGHT.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
BREEZY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE
OFFSHORE AND BAY WATERS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WITH
WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE. TONIGHT...WINDS INCREASE INTO
THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
OVER SOME INLAND LOCATIONS. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO
LIKELY...IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE...AND THEREFORE A RED FLAG
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...HIGH WIND IMPACT...
BREEZY EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY...INCREASING TO
AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE LATE
MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON HOURS.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS OFFSHORE ON FRIDAY MORNING ARE LIKELY TO BE IN ADVISORY
RANGE...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ANOTHER SURGE IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND OR JUST BELOW 35 PERCENT
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL ALSO BE CLOSE TO 15 MPH. THIS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

MCNATT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 5:10 AM ESTRed Flag WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk, Sumter13 hr

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.