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Small Craft Advisory 14, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

February 8, 2016

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at Feb 8, 2016, 10:08 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 9, 2016, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2016, 10:08 AM EST (15:08 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 10, 2016, 2:55 PM EST
In force
29 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 Feb 8, 9:53 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 9:53 AM EST, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 5:25 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
525 AM EST MON FEB 8 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-
873-876-090300-
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-
525 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SEAS WILL BUILD TO UP TO 15 FEET
TONIGHT. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS
WITH SEAS UP TO 14 FEET ON TUESDAY THEN WINDS AND SEAS BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 4:47 AM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota59 hr
Feb 8, 4:48 AM ESTGale WarningTBW34 hr
Feb 8, 3:30 PM ESTFreeze WatchTBWLevy13 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Florida, 2016Every small craft advisory in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.