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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

January 6, 2014

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 6, 2014, 4:49 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2014, 4:49 AM EST (09:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2014, 8:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 7, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

723 
WHUS72 KTBW 060949
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
449 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...BECOMING WINDY WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH
NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS. 

GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-873-876-062100-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.140106T1300Z-140107T0900Z/
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-
449 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TODAY AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS.
  SEAS BUILD TO 14 FEET ON OUTER WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
7 follow-up statements
289 
WHUS72 KTBW 061819
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
119 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...BECOMING WINDY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT IN THE
OUTER GULF WATERS...

.A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
WITH NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS.

GMZ870-873-876-070900-
/O.UPG.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.GL.W.0001.140106T1819Z-140107T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.SC.Y.0003.140107T0600Z-140107T0900Z/
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-
119 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM
EST TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TODAY AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
  SEAS BUILD TO 14 FEET ON OUTER WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ830-836-850-853-856-070900-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0900Z/
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-
119 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TODAY AND 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS. 
  SEAS BUILD TO 14 FEET ON OUTER WATERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
346 
WHUS72 KTBW 062034
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
334 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WINDY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT IN THE OUTER
GULF WATERS...

.A COLD FRONT SWEPT THROUGH TODAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN
WITH NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS.

GMZ870-873-876-070900-
/O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0003.140107T0600Z-140107T2100Z/
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-
334 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TODAY AND 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. 
  SEAS BUILD TO 14 FEET ON OUTER WATERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ850-853-856-070900-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1400Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
334 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TODAY AND 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS. 
  SEAS BUILD TO 14 FEET ON OUTER WATERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ830-836-070900-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0900Z/
TAMPA BAY WATERS-CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
334 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TODAY AND 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS. 
  SEAS BUILD TO 14 FEET ON OUTER WATERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
166 
WHUS72 KTBW 062215
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
515 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WINDY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT IN THE OUTER
GULF WATERS...

.A COLD FRONT SWEPT THROUGH TODAY...WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST TO
NORTH WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF WATERS.

GMZ870-873-876-071015-
/O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0003.140107T0600Z-140107T2100Z/
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-
515 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO
  20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILD TO
  14 FEET ON OUTER WATERS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ850-853-856-071015-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1400Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
515 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TODAY AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE.
  SEAS BUILD UP TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ830-836-070900-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0900Z/
TAMPA BAY WATERS-CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
515 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST OR NORTH TODAY AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE.
  SEAS BUILD UP TO 5 FEET AT THE MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY AND IN THE
  EXPOSED GULF PASSES ALONG CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND
  SOUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
290 
WHUS72 KTBW 062220 AAA
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
520 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WINDY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT IN THE OUTER
GULF WATERS...

.A COLD FRONT SWEPT THROUGH TODAY...WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST TO
NORTH WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF WATERS.

GMZ870-873-876-071245-
/O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0003.140107T0600Z-140107T2100Z/
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-
520 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND INCREASE 
  TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 
  BUILD TO 14 FEET ON OUTER WATERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ830-836-071245-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1400Z/
TAMPA BAY WATERS-CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
520 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO
  20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILD UP
  TO 5 FEET AT THE MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY AND IN THE EXPOSED GULF
  PASSES ALONG CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ850-853-856-071245-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1400Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
520 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS SHIFT NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO
  20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILD UP
  TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
312 
WHUS72 KTBW 070300
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1000 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WINDY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT IN THE OUTER
GULF WATERS...

.A COLD FRONT SWEPT THROUGH TODAY...WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST TO
NORTH WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF WATERS.

GMZ870-873-876-071000-
/O.CAN.KTBW.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0003.140107T0300Z-140107T2100Z/
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-
1000 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE GALE WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM EST TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
  GALE FORCE. SEAS AS HIGH AS 13 FEET NEAR THE 60 NAUTICAL MILE
  MARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ830-836-850-853-856-071000-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1400Z/
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-
1000 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
  GALE FORCE. SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 FEET NEAR THE 20 NAUTICAL MILE
  MARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
135 
WHUS72 KTBW 071007
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
507 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...ROBUST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

.HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS PRODUCING SEAS UP TO 11 FEET IN THE OFFSHORE
WATERS.

GMZ830-836-850-853-856-071500-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
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-
507 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH SEAS AS HIGH
  AS 6 FEET NEAR THE 20 NAUTICAL MILE MARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ870-873-876-071500-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140107T2100Z/
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-
507 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS
  11 FEET NEAR THE 60 NAUTICAL MILE MARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
151 
WHUS72 KTBW 071528
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1028 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...ROBUST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...

.HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL KEEP BRISK
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH
SEAS UP TO 10 FEET IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

GMZ830-836-850-853-856-071630-
/O.EXP.KTBW.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
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-
1028 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS WITH SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
CRITERIA NEAR THE COAST AND AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE BAYS AND
INLAND WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

GMZ870-873-876-072100-
/O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140107T2100Z/
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-
1028 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS AS HIGH
  AS 10 FEET NEAR THE 60 NAUTICAL MILE MARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY

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 6, 4:00 AM EST, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 4:00 AM EST, 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
400 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON ARRIVES TONIGHT...

.SYNOPSIS...
ALOFT - A RIDGE EXTENDED ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST FROM SOUTHERN CA TO
THE YUKON. TROUGHING DOMINATED THE REST OF THE CONUS...THANKS TO A
POLAR VORTEX THAT CONTINUED DISPLACED TO THE SOUTH...ACROSS ONTARIO
AND THE UPPER MID-WEST.
SURFACE - STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SPRAWLED FROM THE CANADIAN
PRAIRIES TO THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
NIAGARA FRONTIER/IN WESTERN NY/ TRAILED A COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED
THE GULF OF MEXICO AND REACHED INTO NORTHERN MEXICO. HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC RIDGED TO THE BAHAMAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY - WEDNESDAY)...
THE POLAR VORTEX ROTATES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND UP TO NORTHERN
QUEBEC BY WED. THE WESTERN RIDGE MOVES TO THE GREAT BASIN THEN
FLATTENS OUT TUE...ALLOWING WEAK TROUGHING TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF
THE CONUS. THE SURFACE LOW EXITS INTO ONTARIO THEN QUEBEC TODAY WITH
THE COLD FRONT PUSHING EASTWARD. THE FRONT REACHES THE NORTHERN
NATURE COAST AROUND SUNRISE AND DEPARTS SOUTHWEST FL BY THE EVENING.
THE ARCTIC HIGH RE-CENTERS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY WORKS EAST-NORTHEAST TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY WED.

THE PATCHY LATE NIGHT FOG WILL BE GONE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH
SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW END CHANCE (30 PERCENT) SHOWERS FORMING AS THE
FRONT APPROACHES. LIMITED MOISTURE AND ENERGY WILL PRECLUDE ANY
THUNDER. GFS/NAM/ECMWF TIMING IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH SHOWERS
ENDING BY EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE A COLD BREEZY TO
WINDY LOW LEVEL FLOW AS THE HIGH SETTLES IN TO THE WEST. EXPECT THE
HIGHS TODAY...NEAR 60 TO LOWER 70S...TO OCCUR IN THE MORNING THEN
COOL DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL
CREATE A THREAT OF HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES
THROUGH TODAY. THIS THREAT MAY CONTINUE INTO TUE BUT FOR NOW WILL
KEEP THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT JUST FOR TODAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
ON LAKES ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST BUT ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW
LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TONIGHT AND
WINDS SPEEDS STAY UP...SUPPORTING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA. LOWS WILL REACH 27 DEGREES OR LOWER ACROSS THE NORTH
AND WILL UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A HARD FREEZE WARNING. LOWS OF 32
DEGREES OR LESS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD...THE FREEZE WATCH WILL
BECOME A WARNING AND HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO NOW INCLUDE DESOTO AND
HIGHLANDS.

BY TUE THE HIGH WILL BE MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST WITH WINDS
BECOMING MORE NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY AND DIMINISHING SOME...ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO MODERATE SOME. HOWEVER IT WILL STILL BE A CHILLY DAY
BY FLORIDA STANDARDS...40S AND 50S. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
AGAIN TUE NIGHT-WED MORNING. HAVE ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH FOR THE SAME
COUNTIES THAT CURRENTLY HAVE A FREEZE/HARD FREEZE WARNING ALTHOUGH
SUSPECT THIS WILL BE ADJUSTED BY LATER SHIFTS. AS THE HIGH REACHES
THE EASTERN SEAS BOARD WED THE FLOW SHIFTS TO EASTERLY...PROVIDING A
WARMER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS.

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY)...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST WILL BE RIDGING DOWN OVER THE
STATE WITH SW FLOW ALOFT TO START THE PERIOD. WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE PENINSULA
QUICKLY MODERATING TEMPS AND MOISTURE...WITH A CHANCE OF MAINLY
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. THE TROUGH GRADUALLY SHIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA WITH
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE ATLANTIC RIDGING BACK ACROSS THE STATE
THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE TO A CHANCE OF RAIN EACH DAY. A COLD FRONT THEN
APPROACHES THE AREA FOR SUNDAY...BUT MODELS DIVERGE QUITE A BIT WITH
THE HANDLING OF THIS FRONT AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. ECMWF KEEPS IT
WEAK AND STALLS IT ACROSS THE STATE...WITH THE GFS DEVELOPING A GULF
LOW AND LIFTING IT THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH WITH A MUCH STRONGER AND
DEEPER UPPER TROUGH MOVING WITH IT. WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH EITHER SOLUTION...AND
HAVE KEPT A CHANCE OF RAIN AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH IT.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR TO IFR OR LESS CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE ACROSS MOST OF THE
TERMINALS WITH PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG/LOW CLOUDS IN PLACE THIS
MORNING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH
THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING WITH WINDS QUICKLY INCREASING AND
BECOMING GUSTY FROM THE NW GENERALLY AFTER 15Z WITH CONDITIONS
IMPROVING TO VFR. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR OUT LATER THIS EVENING
BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

.MARINE...
SW WINDS ARE PICKING UP AND WILL BE SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY AND
INCREASING AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS. HAVE OPTED TO START
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL WATERS AT 800 AM...ALTHOUGH SOUTHERN
WATERS MAY SEE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE
MORNING. WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR GALE FORCE AT TIMES AS SEAS BUILD
UP TO 14 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT BUT
ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH TUE EVENING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MUCH DRIER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. TUE WILL BE THE
DRIEST DAY WITH DURATIONS OF CRITICAL RH VALUES. HOWEVER WHILE IT
WILL BE RATHER BREEZY THE ERC LEVELS DO NOT SUPPORT A RED FLAG
WARNING. MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN WED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  66  36  50  33 /  30  10  10  10
FMY  72  40  55  42 /  30  10  10  10
GIF  67  31  48  34 /  30  10  10  10
SRQ  68  38  53  34 /  30  10  10  10
BKV  63  28  44  24 /  30  10  10  10
SPG  67  41  50  42 /  30  10  10  10

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RIP CURRENT RISK FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
     COASTAL LEE-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-PINELLAS.

     FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY FOR COASTAL
     HERNANDO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL
     PASCO-DESOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
     INLAND MANATEE-INLAND PASCO-POLK.

     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     MORNING FOR COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL
     HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL
     PASCO-DESOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-INLAND CITRUS-INLAND
     HERNANDO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND LEVY-INLAND
     MANATEE-INLAND PASCO-POLK-SUMTER.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
     COASTAL LEE-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-PINELLAS.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST
     TUESDAY FOR COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL
     HERNANDO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL LEE-COASTAL
     LEVY-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL SARASOTA-
     DESOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND
     CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND LEE-
     INLAND LEVY-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND PASCO-INLAND
     SARASOTA-PINELLAS-POLK-SUMTER.

     HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
     COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-INLAND
     HERNANDO-INLAND LEVY-SUMTER.

GULF WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST
     TUESDAY FOR BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
     BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-CHARLOTTE
     HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON
     SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20
     TO 60 NM-TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE
     RIVER OUT 20 NM-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT
     20 TO 60 NM.

&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...09/RUDE
LONG TERM/AVIATION...24/COLSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 5:21 AM EST, 23 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
521 AM EST SUN JAN 5 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-
873-876-061030-
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-
521 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
ARCTIC AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT
MONDAY NIGHT. THIS VERY COLD AND DRY AIR WILL ALLOW FOR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
COUNTIES MONDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS
WILL BE MODERATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA CAUSING DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL VALUES MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL
INTERESTS OR OUTDOOR PLANS FOR THE EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK
SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST WITH RESPECT TO THIS NEXT
POTENTIAL FREEZE AND WIND CHILL EVENT.

...RIP CURRENT/HIGH SURF IMPACT...
A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY WILL CAUSE
HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES MONDAY
AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT AS STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN TO THE WATERS ON MONDAY CAUSING HAZARDOUS
BOATING CONDITIONS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT ACROSS
THE AREA. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD STAY ADVISED OF THE LATEST
CONDITIONS WITH THIS EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

COLSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 4:58 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough and 5 more5 hr
Jan 6, 4:58 AM ESTFreeze WatchTBWCitrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough and 5 more24 hr
Jan 6, 4:58 AM ESTFreeze WarningTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee and 2 more28 hr
Jan 6, 4:58 AM ESTHard Freeze WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Levy, Sumter28 hr
Jan 6, 5:00 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more30 hr
Jan 6, 5:23 AM ESTRip Current StatementTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota38 hr
Jan 6, 5:23 AM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota38 hr
Jan 6, 1:19 PM ESTGale WarningTBW9 hr
Jan 6, 1:19 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTBW27 hr
Jan 6, 3:12 PM ESTHard Freeze WatchTBWCitrus, Hernando, Levy14 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.