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Small Craft Advisory 10, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

March 5, 2012

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 3:32 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 5, 2012, 3:32 PM EST (20:32 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
Expired: Mar 7, 2012, 9:27 PM EST
In force: 41 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 5, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 5:03 AM EST, 10 hours 29 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
503 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-052215-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
503 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AGAIN BE LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR
LONG DURATIONS TODAY...HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH.
CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO LEE COUNTY...WITH ELEVATED
CONDITIONS ACROSS SARASOTA COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS LIKELY...WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TUESDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GREATER THAN 15
MPH WHICH WILL CREATE INSTANTANEOUS RED FLAG CONDITION TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

OGLESBY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 5, 3:16 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	TBW		17 hr
Mar 5, 6:17 PM EST	Fire Weather Watch	TBW	DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter	10 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.