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Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 5, 2013

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at May 5, 2013, 4:01 AM EDT. It took effect at May 5, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2013, 4:01 AM EDT (08:01 UTC)
In effect from: May 5, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 5, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning 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 red flag warning went out at May 4, 9:31 PM EDT, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 9:31 PM EDT, 6 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 5:30 AM EDT, 22 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
530 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-042330-
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-
530 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
AN INCREASING NORTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL LEAD TO BUILDING SEAS OVER THE
ADJACENT GULF WATERS TODAY. THE BUILDING SEAS WILL LEAD TO HIGHER
SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES ALONG WITH A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. TO AVOID GETTING
CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE
ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR
PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE
YOUR KNEES.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS TODAY. THE INCREASING
WIND AND SEAS WILL LEAD TO ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS AND SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINES HAVE BEEN
POSTED FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS BETWEEN BONITA BEACH AND THE SUWANNEE
RIVER TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL KEEP
SEAS ELEVATED OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE ELEVATED SEAS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES
ALONG WITH A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. IF YOUR PLANS TAKE YOU
TO THE BEACH...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE
BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND
INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS
ALONG WITH SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 5 TO 7 FEET OFFSHORE
WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF WATERS
DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. FISHERMEN AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS INTO THE GULF UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER SEAS WILL RETURN TO THE
WATERS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

MCMICHAEL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 10:25 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	TBW	Pinellas	10 hr

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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.