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High Surf Advisory 4, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

February 12, 20146 counties in Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this high surf advisory at Feb 12, 2014, 4:45 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 12, 2014, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2014, 4:45 PM EST (21:45 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2014, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 13, 2014, 6:54 PM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Counties Charlotte County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Lee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2014-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2014-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1342 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high surf 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 high surf advisory went out at Feb 12, 4:07 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 4:07 PM EST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
407 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 03Z...

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-FRIDAY)...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT
FOR LEVY AND CITRUS AND INCLUDING THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS
THROUGH 03Z. A SQUALL LINE IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA FROM AROUND
HERNANDO COUNTY EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO THE GULF WATERS AT THIS
TIME WITH A LARGE AREA OF RAIN BEHIND IT. A LOOK AT RADAR IMAGERY
SHOWS A BOUNDARY MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH PASCO COUNTY AND
ALSO A FEW GRAVITY WAVES NEAR OUR OFFICE...BOTH OF WHICH COULD
GIVE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE LINE AN EXTRA PUSH AND SOME EXTRA
SPIN. HAVE ALREADY SEEN EVIDENCE OF THIS IN A FEW CELLS. STORMS
SHOULD ALSO BENEFIT FROM MOVING OVER LAND AND AWAY FROM THE COOLER
SHELF WATERS. HAVE UPDATED THE TIMING OF RAIN BASED ON CURRENT
TRENDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. THE TAMPA BAY REGION WILL
EXPERIENCE THE SQUALL LINE OVER PEAK RUSH HOUR TIMES...WITH THE
LINE THEN MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. WILL
INCLUDE WORDING IN THE FORECAST FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AS THIS
CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN THREAT...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SPIN-UPS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HAVE OPTED TO CONTINUE THE ONGOING FORECAST
THINKING IN ENDING THE RAIN COMPLETELY BY 12Z.

COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY WITH
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS USHERING IN A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS.
TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY WILL RISE ONLY INTO THE LOWER 60S-AROUND
70 NORTH TO SOUTH. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT WE WILL HAVE SOME
STUBBORN LOWER CLOUDS HANGING AROUND FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE
DAY...WITH THOSE GRADUALLY CLEARING OUT FOR THE AFTERNOON. FRIDAY
WILL BE ANOTHER COOL DAY...BUT A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN
THURSDAY...WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED.

WITH THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT INCREASED
SWELLS AND RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES SO HAVE ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT - TUESDAY)...
AN UPPER/MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES FRIDAY NIGHT AND DRAG A WEAK AND MOSTLY DRY
COOL FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...RAIN
CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN PRETTY SLIM...LESS THAN 20 PERCENT AS
THIS BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH. DESPITE THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE...TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY...ZONAL FLOW WILL SETUP ALOFT AND SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO FILL INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. RAIN
CHANCES WILL REMAIN NEGLIGIBLE THROUGH THE START OF THE WORK WEEK
WITH WARM AND MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOONS.

&&

.AVIATION...
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE
STRONG WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. FOLLOWING THE LINE OF
STORMS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND MVFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. CAN/T RULE OUT SOME IFR
CIGS...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS OCCURRING IS TOO LOW TO MENTION IN THE
TAFS AT THIS TIME. VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

&&

.MARINE...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20-25 KNOT RANGE WITH
HIGHER GUSTS STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY SO
HAVE ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL THE GULF WATERS. SEAS
WILL PEAK AT AROUND 8-9 FEET BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY NIGHT.
LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MARGINAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT...BUT NO RED
FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  58  63  45  67 /  80  10   0   0
FMY  66  71  47  70 / 100  10   0   0
GIF  58  66  41  69 /  90  10   0   0
SRQ  62  65  46  66 /  90  10   0   0
BKV  54  62  36  68 /  70  10   0   0
SPG  60  63  50  65 /  80  10   0   0

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL
     CHARLOTTE-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL LEE-COASTAL
     MANATEE-COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL SARASOTA-DESOTO-HARDEE-
     HIGHLANDS-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND
     LEE-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND PASCO-INLAND SARASOTA-
     PINELLAS-POLK.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
     COASTAL LEE-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-PINELLAS.

GULF WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
     BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-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.

&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...05/CARLISLE
AVIATION...21/JELSEMA
PREVIOUS LONG TERM...18/FLEMING
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 5:14 AM EST, 11 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
514 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-
239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-
873-876-131015-
SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY-
COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-
INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-
INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
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-
514 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA...TRAILING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
PENINSULA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND
PERHAPS AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR WATERSPOUT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL PRODUCE A LOW RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AT AREA BEACHES. THE RIP CURRENT
RISK WILL INCREASE TO A MODERATE RISK LATER THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A RIP CURRENT CAN PULL EVEN STRONG
SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER. USE CAUTION WHEN SWIMMING AT UNGUARDED
BEACHES.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL PICK UP BEHIND A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD TO 20-25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT
BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY EVENING. SEAS OF 6-8 FEET WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT.

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

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXTEND THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING AT AREA BEACHES DUE TO BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS. A RIP CURRENT
CAN PULL EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER. USE CAUTION WHEN
SWIMMING AT UNGUARDED BEACHES.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING WITH WINDS OF 20-25 KNOTS AND SEAS OF UP TO 8 FEET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

FLEMING

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 12, 3:05 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
305 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

FLZ050-148-149-151-248-249-251-122100-
INLAND HERNANDO-PINELLAS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL PASCO-INLAND PASCO-
305 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...PASCO
AND PINELLAS COUNTIES...

AT 303 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HUDSON TO 20 MILES WEST OF CALADESI ISLAND TO 45 MILES
WEST OF TREASURE ISLAND...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HUDSON TO 20 MILES WEST OF DUNEDIN TO 45 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SEMINOLE. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN EXITS 240 AND 301.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 4 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 25.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 275 BETWEEN EXITS 6 AND 53.

GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. WHEN
DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 2817 8283 2844 8268 2870 8267 2867 8227
      2852 8205 2768 8206 2764 8255 2787 8240
      2793 8247 2783 8254 2801 8265 2800 8267
      2794 8271 2781 8257 2760 8276 2806 8284
      2813 8279 2821 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 257DEG 29KT 2850 8301 2799 8308
          2759 8344
Special weather statement, Feb 12, 3:57 PM EST, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
357 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

FLZ043-050-052-056-151-155-160-251-255-122200-
HARDEE-POLK-SUMTER-PINELLAS-INLAND MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-
357 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HARDEE...HILLSBOROUGH...
MANATEE...NORTHWESTERN SARASOTA...PINELLAS...POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN
SUMTER COUNTIES...

AT 357 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE FERN TO 31
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
6 MILES WEST OF LUTZ TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT DESOTO PARK...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...WILL AFFECT LAKE FERN...OLDSMAR...SAFETY
HARBOR AND CLEARWATER...UNTIL 500 PM EST.

GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND A LOW
SPOT...AND STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2765 8156 2739 8157 2734 8205 2721 8206
      2739 8245 2714 8237 2715 8249 2754 8275
      2788 8241 2801 8264 2800 8267 2781 8257
      2757 8276 2758 8277 2788 8286 2818 8264
      2817 8211 2837 8179 2808 8134 2766 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 270DEG 28KT 2817 8253 2733 8317
Local storm report, Feb 12, 4:06 PM EST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
406 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0328 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N OLDSMAR             28.08N 82.67W
02/12/2014  E45 MPH          PINELLAS           FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WYNN
Local storm report, Feb 12, 4:13 PM EST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
413 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0404 PM     TSTM WND GST     HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT 28.47N 82.46W
02/12/2014  M47 MPH          HERNANDO           FL   ASOS

&&

WYNN
Local storm report, Feb 12, 4:32 PM EST, 13 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 11:10 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee and 5 more8 hr
Feb 12, 1:24 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW96 min
Feb 12, 3:00 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW2 hr
Feb 12, 3:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas55 min
Feb 12, 3:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHernando, Pasco37 min
Feb 12, 3:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota63 min
Feb 12, 4:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWHernando, Sumter35 min
Feb 12, 4:30 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW26 hr
Feb 12, 4:45 PM ESTRip Current StatementTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota26 hr
Feb 12, 4:52 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough23 min
Feb 12, 4:58 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota62 min
Feb 12, 5:31 PM ESTTornado WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Manatee29 min
Feb 12, 5:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lee2 hr
Feb 12, 6:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWPolk35 min
Feb 12, 6:23 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTBW67 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.