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Small Craft Advisory 27, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

October 6, 2016

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at Oct 6, 2016, 3:35 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 6, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 6, 2016, 3:35 AM EDT (07:35 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 6, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 8, 2016, 5:19 AM EDT
In force
39 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 Oct 6, 3:35 AM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 3:35 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 4:37 AM EDT, 22 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
437 AM EDT WED OCT 5 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-
873-876-060900-
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-
437 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES.

...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT...
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS CAUSED MINOR RIVER
FLOODING ON THE LITTLE MANATEE AND ALAFIA RIVERS ALONG WITH HORSE
CREEK. ANY LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON COULD CAUSE RISES ON
OTHER AREA RIVERS AS WELL.

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

HURRICANE MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO TRACK INTO THE BAHAMAS TODAY AND
THEN OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS IN FLORIDA ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AS ANY WESTWARD SHIFT IN A
FORECAST TRACK COULD INCREASE IMPACTS TO THE AREA. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON MATTHEW CAN BE FOUND IN HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA OFFICE.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

MCKAUGHAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 10:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWPolk4 days
Oct 5, 10:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHardee5 days
Oct 5, 10:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWDeSoto35 hr
Oct 6, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW116 min
Oct 6, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW89 min

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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.