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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

January 30, 2013

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 30, 2013, 5:10 AM EST. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2013, 5:10 AM EST (10:10 UTC)
Expired
Feb 1, 2013, 10:00 AM EST
In force
53 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 Jan 30, 4:24 AM EST, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 4:24 AM EST, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 5:39 AM EST, 23 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
539 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-292245-
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-
539 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT...
AREAS OF FOG WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS FROM POLK AND HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTIES NORTHWARD THROUGH LEVY COUNTY THROUGH MID-MORNING.
VISIBILITIES OF HALF A MILE WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THESE AREAS.
THE MORE FOG PRONE LOW LYING AND SHELTERED LOCATIONS MAY SEE DENSE
FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY. BUILDING SEAS AND INCREASING
WINDS AHEAD OF AN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
RIP CURRENT RISK WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENTS MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY.
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...AND SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION AND/OR
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HEADLINES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD
FRONT WILL BRING NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

GARCIA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 5:16 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter14 hr
Jan 30, 5:23 AM ESTBeach Hazards StatementTBWPinellas38 hr
Jan 30, 5:43 AM ESTFire Weather WatchTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter22 hr
Jan 30, 3:54 PM ESTFreeze WatchTBWSumter24 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.