Small Craft Advisory 8, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

712 
WHUS72 KTBW 250909
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
409 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR NEAR AND OFF
SHORE WATERS...


.WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A FRONT WITH WINDS REACHING
20 KNOTS AND SEAS UP TO 7 FEET THROUGH LATE SATURDAY.

GMZ850-853-870-873-252100-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120225T2100Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
409 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  SEAS UP TO 7 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ856-876-252100-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.120225T1200Z-120225T2100Z/
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
409 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS UP TO 7
  FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

774 
WHUS72 KTBW 251539
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1039 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR NEAR AND OFF
SHORE WATERS...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA BEHIND AN EARLY MORNING COLD
FRONT WILL PROVIDE STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ACROSS THE
NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE
OFFSHORE WATERS.

GMZ870-873-876-252100-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T1200Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
1039 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH
  SEAS UP TO 7 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ850-853-856-252100-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120225T2100Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
1039 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH
  SEAS UP TO 5 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

MJG

018 
WHUS72 KTBW 252122
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
422 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ALL OFFSHORE
WATERS...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL
KEEP STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

GMZ850-853-856-252230-
/O.EXP.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120225T2100Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
422 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

GMZ870-873-876-261200-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T1200Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
422 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS...AND SEAS UP TO 6 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

871 
WHUS72 KTBW 260835
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
335 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL
KEEP STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE EARLY
AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS...AND LINGER IN THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

GMZ870-873-262200-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T2200Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
335 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ876-261600-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T1600Z/
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
335 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH 
  HIGHER GUSTS...AND SEAS UP TO 6 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

885 
WHUS72 KTBW 262120
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
420 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS BETWEEN ENGLEWOOD AND THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM 
THROUGH 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE WATERS WILL KEEP WIND AND SEAS 
ELEVATED OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT 
WITH HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS CONTINUING FOR SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS.


GMZ870-873-270300-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120227T0300Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
420 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER
  GUSTS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OFFSHORE
  GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
159 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SUNDAY)...BIG CHANGES COMING UP OVER THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. THE FORECAST IS NOT A CLEAR CUT ONE AS
WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVE RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FIRST CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEA FOG
AGAIN OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE FRONT WORKS ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE
REGION. THE TREND SINCE YESTERDAY IS LESS FOG...SO DECIDED NOT TO
INTRODUCE IT OVERNIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY DOES EXIST...HOWEVER.

THE SECOND CONCERN IS HOW STRONG THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND/OR
STORMS WILL BE AS THEY MOVE INTO LEVY COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE
STORM PREDICTION ENTER MAINTAINS A SLIGHT RISK INTO LEVY
COUNTY...BUT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SEVERE RISK IS WELL TO THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST. WILL GO WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER FOR THE
NATURE COAST BUT NOT MENTION STRONG OR SEVERE. THE HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK HAS THIS POSSIBILITY COVERED...BUT OVERALL RISK IS
TOO LOW TO MENTION IN THE ZONE FORECASTS.

A VERY SHALLOW COOL AIRMASS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REGION BEHIND
THE FRONT ON SATURDAY. THE AIR WILL BE VERY DRY AT THE SURFACE
WITH DEW POINTS DROPPING INTO THE 20S AND 30S FOR THE NORTHERN
HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA. THAT SAID...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO COME
FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 850 MB AND ABOVE...TRAPPING A LAYER
OF MOISTURE UNDER A STRONG INVERSION. THIS WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES FOR MOST OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE 15
DEGREES COOLER THAN WHAT THEY WERE TODAY.

THE FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEMS BRING A RAPID RETURN OF MID AND
UPPER-LEVEL MOISTURE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME OVER-RUNNING LIGHT
RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NATURE COAST. IT WILL REMAIN MOSTLY
CLOUDY.

OVER-RUNNING CLOUDS AND PATCHES OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY...
ESPECIALLY FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA NORTHWARD.

.LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT - FRIDAY)...
STRONG U/L RIDGE WILL HOLD OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND WESTERN
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK U/L DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WITH EAST TO
SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA. A STRONG U/L NORTHERN STREAM DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE ROCKIES TUESDAY AND LIFT THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ON
WEDNESDAY. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA
LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS THE FRONT BECOMES PARALLEL TO THE
U/L FLOW. WARM MOIST AIR WILL PERSIST OVER THE FORECAST AREA EACH
DAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL GIVE WAY TO MVFR/IFR AFTER
25/02Z FROM KSRQ NORTH TO KTPA AND AFTER 25/06Z FROM KPGD SOUTH TO
KFMY AS MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. VFR
WILL RETURN FROM KPGD NORTH TO KTPA AFTER 25/13Z AS DRIER AIR
MOVES INTO THE REGION...WITH MVFR CEILINGS LINGERING ACROSS KFMY
AND KRSW. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 26 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH TO 7 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER 25/02Z TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER 25/08Z FROM KSRQ NORTH TO KTPA...AND AFTER
25/09Z FROM KPGD SOUTH TO KFMY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH
THROUGH THE REGION. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT
RANGE ARE EXPECTED AFTER 25/15Z.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS ARE GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS
EXCEPT FOR RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND BAY WHERE DIFFERENTIAL
HEATING IS RESULTING IN WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AT TIMES. THE COLD
FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD WINDS OF 20 KNOTS OR GREATER
BEGINNING LATER THIS EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS AND SATURDAY
MORNING TO THE SOUTH. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE POSTED WITH
THIS PACKAGE FOR ALL BUT TAMPA BAY WHERE EXERCISE CAUTION
STATEMENTS WILL BE IN PLACE. WE WILL RUN THE ADVISORY THROUGH 4 PM
SATURDAY BUT EXPECT TO EXTEND IT FOR THE WATERS BETWEEN 20 AND 60
MILES OFFSHORE AFTER THAT TIME. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD DROP BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MONDAY BUT EASTERLY WINDS COULD CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE MARGINAL BOATING CONDITIONS THROUGH MID-WEEK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF 15 MPH WIND HERE AND THERE.
CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO HOIST ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS AT
THIS TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  61  70  53  72 /  30  10  10  40
FMY  66  78  58  80 /  20  20  10  10
GIF  60  70  54  73 /  30  10  10  30
SRQ  63  73  55  74 /  30  20  10  30
BKV  58  67  46  71 /  30  10  20  50
SPG  62  70  58  71 /  30  10  10  40

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR CITRUS-DE
     SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-MANATEE-
     PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER.

GULF WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
     EST SATURDAY FOR ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
     ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-TARPON SPRINGS
     TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE
     RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR BONITA
     BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT
     20 TO 60 NM.

&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...JILLSON
LONG TERM/AVIATION...MCMICHAEL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
535 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-242245-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
535 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE NATURE COAST. STORMS COULD PUSH INTO PARTS OF
LEVY COUNTY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE WIND
GUSTS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINS.

...DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT...
DENSE AREAS OF FOG WILL LINGER OF THE REGION THIS
MORNING...INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. LOCALIZED PATCHES
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. EXPECTED FOG TO
LIFT INLAND AFTER SUNSET WITH SEA FOG DISSIPATING DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL VEER MORE NORTHERLY BY
TOMORROW AND BECOME OFF SHORE BY SUNDAY. WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TOMORROW. SEAS WILL
RESPONSE BY INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 8 FEET
OFF SHORE. WINDS AND SEAS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

BARRON