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Small Craft Advisory 11, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

January 28, 2016

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 28, 2016, 2:48 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 28, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2016, 2:48 PM EST (19:48 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 29, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
In force
15 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 28, 4:07 AM EST, 10 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 4:07 AM EST, 10 hours 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 5:00 AM EST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
500 AM EST THU JAN 28 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-
873-876-291000-
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-
500 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD IMPACT...
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 4.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINS OF YESTERDAY...THE GROUND IS NEAR
SATURATION...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO AT
LEAST LOCALIZED FLOODING.

...DENSE FOG...
DENSE FOG WILL REMAIN A CONCERN OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS...AND
ADJACENT COASTAL REGIONS...WHERE FOG MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE ASHORE.
WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF A HALF MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED OVER
MUCH OF THE NATURE COAST AND SUNCOAST THROUGH THIS MORNING...AND
OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MARINERS
SHOULD EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG OR NEAR THE COAST
THIS MORNING CAN EXPECT A SLOW GO...WITH DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT...
DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS...SOME AREA RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO
EXPERIENCE AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. IF
YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA ALONG A RIVER...PAY VERY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO RIVER FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY...BUT SPOTTERS SHOULD
MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NECESSARY.

AUSTIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 3:01 AM ESTFlood WatchTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Highlands, Lee16 hr
Jan 28, 3:45 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryTBWCitrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas4 hr

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.