Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 4, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2016, 4:48 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2016, 4:48 AM EST (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2016, 2:44 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
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177 WHUS72 KTBW 080948 MWWTBW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 448 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY AND TOMORROW. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BUILD DANGEROUS WAVES OVER THE OFFSHORE AND NEAR SHORE WATERS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. GMZ870-873-090015- /O.UPG.KTBW.GL.A.0003.160208T2100Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160208T2100Z-160210T0000Z/ WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 448 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ GMZ830-836-856-876-090015- /O.UPG.KTBW.GL.A.0003.160208T2100Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160209T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ TAMPA BAY WATERS-CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 448 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ850-853-090015- /O.UPG.KTBW.GL.A.0003.160208T2100Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160209T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- 448 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
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585 WHUS72 KTBW 081508 MWWTBW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1008 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...VERY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY... A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BUILD DANGEROUS WAVES OVER THE OFFSHORE AND NEAR SHORE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GMZ870-873-082315- /O.EXT.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160208T1800Z-160210T0000Z/ WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 1008 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ850-853-082315- /O.EXT.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160208T2100Z-160210T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- 1008 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 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. && $$ GMZ830-836-856-876-082315- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160209T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1500Z-160210T0000Z/ TAMPA BAY WATERS-CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 1008 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
552 WHUS72 KTBW 081514 MWWTBW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1014 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...VERY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY... A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BUILD DANGEROUS WAVES OVER THE OFFSHORE AND NEAR SHORE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GMZ830-836-856-876-082315- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160209T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1500Z-160210T0000Z/ TAMPA BAY WATERS-CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 1014 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY OVER THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS...AND 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY...CHARLOTTE HARBOR...AND THE PINE ISLAND SOUND. 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. && $$ GMZ870-873-082315- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160208T1800Z-160210T0000Z/ WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 1014 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ850-853-082315- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160208T2100Z-160210T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- 1014 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
574 WHUS72 KTBW 081955 MWWTBW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 255 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...VERY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD ALL THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BUILD DANGEROUS WAVES OVER THE OFFSHORE AND NEAR SHORE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GMZ856-876-090400- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160209T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1500Z-160210T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 255 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY OVER THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ830-836-090400- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160209T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1500Z-160210T1200Z/ TAMPA BAY WATERS-CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- 255 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET AT THE MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY...CHARLOTTE HARBOR...AND THE PINE ISLAND SOUND. 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. && $$ GMZ870-873-090400- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160210T0000Z-160210T1800Z/ WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 255 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY OVER THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ850-853-090400- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.160208T2100Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160210T0000Z-160210T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- 255 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY OVER THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
530 WHUS72 KTBW 090232 MWWTBW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 932 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...VERY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BUILD DANGEROUS WAVES OVER THE OFFSHORE AND NEAR SHORE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GMZ856-876-090930- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1500Z-160210T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 932 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY OVER THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ830-836-090930- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1500Z-160210T1200Z/ TAMPA BAY WATERS-CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- 932 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET AT THE MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY...CHARLOTTE HARBOR...AND THE PINE ISLAND SOUND. 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. && $$ GMZ850-853-870-873-090930- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160210T0000Z-160210T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 932 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY OVER THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
174 WHUS72 KTBW 090930 MWWTBW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 430 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...VERY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS INTO WEDNESDAY... .ROBUST WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH DANGEROUS WAVES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GMZ830-100000- /O.EXT.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160210T0000Z-160210T1200Z/ TAMPA BAY WATERS- 430 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ856-876-100000- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1500Z-160210T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 430 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THIS MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 10 TO 16 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ836-100000- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1500Z-160210T1200Z/ CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- 430 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ850-853-870-873-100000- /O.CON.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160210T0000Z-160210T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 430 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE LIKELY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 10 TO 16 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY
701 WHUS72 KTBW 091944 MWWTBW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 244 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...VERY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS INTO WEDNESDAY... .ROBUST WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH DANGEROUS WAVES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GMZ850-853-870-873-100345- /O.CAN.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1944Z-160210T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 244 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 10 TO 16 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. && $$ GMZ830-100345- /O.CAN.KTBW.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160210T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.160209T1944Z-160210T1200Z/ TAMPA BAY WATERS- 244 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ856-876-100345- /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160210T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 244 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 10 TO 16 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. && $$ GMZ836-100345- /O.CON.KTBW.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160210T1200Z/ CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- 244 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 8, 4:48 AM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 4:48 AM EST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
448 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016
.SHORT TERM...
EARLY MORNING SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLEAR SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
PENINSULA. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NATURE COAST ARE IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S WITH LOW TO MID 40S ELSEWHERE. OUR CLEAR SKIES WILL
QUICKLY TRANSITION THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY/OVERCAST BY
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF OUR NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM. OUR 00Z SOUNDING WAS
VERY DRY WITH A PWAT VALUE NEAR A QUARTER INCH BUT WE WILL SEE AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE TODAY...ALBEIT VERY SLIGHT...AND MAY BE ABLE TO
SQUEEZE OUT A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS AS THIS FRONT MOVES THROUGH. BEST
DYNAMICS REMAIN WELL NORTH OF OUR AREA SO NOT EXPECTING TO SEE ANY
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AS WITH THE LAST SYSTEM THIS PAST WEEKEND BUT
DEFINITELY CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS.
GREATEST CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE WIND...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE COASTAL WATERWAYS. MORE ON THIS CAN BE FOUND IN THE MARINE
SECTION BELOW. THE LONG FETCH AND DURATION OF STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE LARGE BREAKING SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THE RIP CURRENT
STATEMENT REMAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE EXTENT OF THE HIGH SURF MAY
RESULT IN AREAS OF BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY AT THE TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
TUESDAY SOME CLOUD COVER MAY LINGER EARLY IN THE DAY BEFORE WE SEE
GRADUAL CLEARING. LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ON TUESDAY AS
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. TUESDAY WILL BE
ANOTHER COOL DAY FOR US WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S FOR MOST AREAS
AND MAYBE SOME LOWER 60S ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN ZONES. KEEP THOSE
JACKETS HANDY AS THIS FRONT WILL KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL
FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM...
MID-LEVEL TROUGHING OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CONUS DURING
MIDWEEK WILL SHIFT EAST SOME LATE IN THE WEEK BEFORE SETTLING BACK
OVER THE EASTERN U.S. OVER THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE AT THE SURFACE...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN DURING MIDWEEK AND SETTLE OVER FLORIDA
LATE IN THE WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A LARGE COLD HIGH PRESSURE
AREA DROPPING OUT OF CANADA AND INTO THE EASTERN STATES. THIS
PATTERN WILL ALLOW A GRADUAL MODERATING TREND TO SETUP LATE IN THE
WEEK BEFORE THE NEXT BOUT OF COLD DRY AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR TO PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD. THE ONLY REAL AVIATION
CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING LATE MONDAY. THESE WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTS OVER 25 KNOTS POSSIBLE MONDAY
EVENING FOR KTPA/KPIE/KSRQ...AND POSSIBLY DOWN TO KFMY/KRSW. GUSTY
AND ELEVATED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
WINDS EARLY TODAY WILL BE NEAR 10 KNOTS BUT WILL QUICKLY RAMP UP
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GALE WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS. THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OFFSHORE ZONES WILL BE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE
GALE CONDITIONS BUT THE REMAINING WATERWAYS WONT BE TOO FAR
BEHIND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE 25-30 KNOT RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE
LATE EVENING INTO TUESDAY WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY.
SEAS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO 10-14 FEET ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHERN WATERS SO THE GALE WARNING FOR NOW WILL RUN THROUGH 15Z
TUESDAY BUT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE EVEN AFTER
THE GALE CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN COOL AND DRY FOR MUCH OF THIS
WEEK. WHILE LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS MAY OCCUR DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS FOR SEVERAL DAYS THIS WEEK...TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY COOL...AND ERC VALUES LOW. THEREFORE
NO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA 64 49 58 45 / 20 20 10 10
FMY 65 56 65 48 / 0 20 10 10
GIF 66 45 59 42 / 10 20 10 10
SRQ 66 55 61 48 / 10 20 10 10
BKV 64 45 58 38 / 30 30 10 10
SPG 65 52 59 48 / 20 30 20 10
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL
CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL
SARASOTA.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-
COASTAL LEE-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-PINELLAS.
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR COASTAL
CHARLOTTE-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL LEE-COASTAL
MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-PINELLAS.
GULF WATERS...GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY
FOR WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20
TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER
FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-COASTAL
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO
ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS
FL OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO
SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...11/MCKAUGHAN
LONG TERM...69/CLOSEHazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 5:55 AM EST, 22 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 555 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 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- 873-876-080300- 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 555 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...MARINE IMPACTS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ...MARINE IMPACTS... LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS...POSSIBLY GALE FORCE WINDS...DEVELOPING. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. PRC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:47 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 59 hr |
| Feb 8, 10:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 53 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:30 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | Levy | 13 hr |
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