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Small Craft Advisory 22, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 4, 2016

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at May 4, 2016, 9:20 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2016, 9:20 PM EDT (01:20 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
25 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 May 4, 3:54 PM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 3:54 PM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 4:41 AM EDT, 16 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
441 AM EDT WED MAY 4 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-
873-876-050845-
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-
441 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE AND WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
MUCH DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY
DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION EACH AFTERNOON AND
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.

OGLESBY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 4:01 AM EDTRip Current StatementTBWCharlotte, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota16 hr
May 5, 4:01 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota6 hr
May 5, 5:48 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more13 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.