Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
834 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013

...RIP CURRENT RISK DIMINISHING...

.SEAS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AND WINDS ALONG THE COAST ARE
NOW JUST AROUND 10 KNOTS.

FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-280245-
/O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130228T0300Z/
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
834 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

LIGHTER WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS WILL RESULT IN A REDUCED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS.

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1046 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013

.UPDATE...
MADE JUST A FEW TWEAKS TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING...MAINLY TO
REMOVE RAIN CHANCES FOR CHARLOTTE AND LEE THIS MORNING AND TO BUMP
THEM DOWN FOR THOSE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY
WAS CANCELED IN FAVOR OF A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A MODERATE
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE COME DOWN AND A LOOK
AT AREA WEBCAMS AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS INDICATE WAVES IN THE SURF
ZONE DO NOT MEET HIGH SURF CRITERIA AND THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AT 10 AM.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS WILL PERIODICALLY AFFECT THE TAF SITES THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS...WITH VFR CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH MVFR CIGS/VSBYS AT THE FORT MYERS TERMINALS THIS
AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  74  54  71  51 /  10  10  10  10
FMY  78  57  75  54 /  20  20  10  10
GIF  76  52  74  47 /  10  10  10  10
SRQ  73  54  72  53 /  10  10  10  10
BKV  74  44  71  43 /  10  10  10  10
SPG  72  58  71  55 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     CHARLOTTE-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-MANATEE-PINELLAS-SARASOTA.

GULF WATERS...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...05/CARLISLE
AVIATION...21/JELSEMA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
549 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-272300-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
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-
549 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE
CREATED ROUGH SEAS AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT AREA
BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALSO CREATE A MODERATE
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS DUE
TO SEAS OF OVER 7 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS TO
ADVECT OVER THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES
MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH POSSIBLE FREEZE WARNINGS OVER
PORTIONS OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CAUSE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH SEAS ABOVE 7 FEET OFFSHORE AND
ROUGH CONDITIONS NEAR THE COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

OGLESBY