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Small Craft Advisory 34, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

November 20, 2016

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this small craft advisory at Nov 20, 2016, 10:02 AM EST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 20, 2016, 10:02 AM EST (15:02 UTC)
Expired: Nov 20, 2016, 2:00 PM EST
In force: 4 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 Nov 20, 10:00 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 10:00 AM EST, 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 20, 5:00 AM EST, 5 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
500 AM EST SUN NOV 20 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-
873-876-201700-
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 SUN NOV 20 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TODAY ALONG AREA
BEACHES. SWIM ONLY AT BEACHES WITH LIFE GUARDS IF POSSIBLE AND USE
EXTRA CAUTION IF ENTERING THE WATER.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
INCREASED WINDS BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A MUCH
DRIER AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
CAN BE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE...WITH PINELLAS...MANATEE...AND LEE
COUNTIES ALSO EXPECTED TO MEET ERC CRITERIA AND A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
DRIER AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SEVERAL HOURS
OF CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED AREA-WIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

CARLISLE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 20, 3:26 AM EST	Rip Current Statement	TBW	Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota	16 hr
Nov 20, 3:10 PM EST	Red Flag Warning	TBW	Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota	28 hr
Nov 20, 3:10 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	TBW		13 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.