Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2012, 4:10 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2012, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 11:03 AM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 49 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
222 WWUS72 KTBW 040910 NPWTBW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 410 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY. FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-042200- /O.NEW.KTBW.WI.Y.0001.120304T1400Z-120304T2200Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL... NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG... BRANDON...TAMPA...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON... WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...NORTH PORT...SARASOTA...VENICE... ARCADIA...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS 410 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM EST TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL FIRST IMPACT THE NATURE COAST BY MID MORNING...AND BY LATE MORNING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS ABOUT AND WILL BUFFET HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHEN CROSSING ELEVATED ROADWAYS SUCH AS CAUSEWAYS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING ON INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS VERY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. && $$ JCM
1 follow-up statement
322 WWUS72 KTBW 041603 NPWTBW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1103 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-042300- /O.CAN.KTBW.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120304T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.LW.Y.0006.120304T1603Z-120304T2300Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL... NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG... BRANDON...TAMPA...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON... WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...NORTH PORT...SARASOTA...VENICE... ARCADIA...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS 1103 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH 6 PM EST TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS ABOUT AND WILL BUFFET HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHEN CROSSING ELEVATED ROADWAYS SUCH AS CAUSEWAYS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING ON INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS VERY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 20 TO 29 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR OR ABOVE GALE FORCE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON LARGER AREA LAKES WHICH COULD PRODUCE DAMAGE TO...OR FLIP...SMALL PLEASURE CRAFT. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE RELATED ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ PRC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:21 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 39 min | |
| Mar 4, 3:18 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 42 min | |
| Mar 4, 3:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco | 60 min |
| Mar 4, 4:19 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Pinellas | 18 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas | 63 min |
| Mar 4, 5:01 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 min | |
| Mar 4, 5:17 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 13 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hardee, Manatee, Polk | 59 min |
| Mar 4, 5:54 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 66 min | |
| Mar 4, 11:03 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 7 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.