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High Surf Advisory 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this high surf advisory at Mar 7, 2014, 3:32 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 7, 2014, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2014, 3:32 AM EST (08:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2014, 2:56 PM EST
- In force
- 5 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 08:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Mar 6, 3:44 PM EST, 11 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 3:44 PM EST, 11 hours 48 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 4:48 AM EST, 22 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 448 AM EST THU MAR 6 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- 873-876-071000- 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- 448 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CURRENTLY MOVING EAST THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO AHEAD OF A GULF LOW AND COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS WILL EXPAND ONSHORE LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...SMALL HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATER SPOUTS. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... WINDS WILL TURN ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AT AREA BEACHES...INCREASING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. USE CAUTION WHEN SWIMMING AT UNGUARDED BEACHES. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A STRONG GULF LOW AND COLD FRONT TODAY...WITH WINDS OF UP TO 15-20 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 2-4 FEET EXPECTED OFFSHORE. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS CONTINUE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. FLEMING
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:17 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:32 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 25 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 23 hr |
Nearby
High Surf Advisories in Florida, 2014Every high surf advisory in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.