Alert archive / Florida / Gale Watches in 2017
Gale Watch 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this gale watch at Jan 21, 2017, 2:34 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2017, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2017, 2:34 PM EST (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2017, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2017, 4:48 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Jan 21, 12:34 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 12:34 PM EST, 2 hours before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 3:32 AM EST, 11 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 332 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 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- 873-876-212045- 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- 332 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO START WORKING INTO THE NORTHERN NATURE COAST COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND WILL SPREAD SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH THE TAMPA BAY AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS. ...DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT... AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THROUGH SUNRISE...THEN WILL DISSIPATE BY MID MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF...INCREASING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES BEGINNING MID MORNING TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WITH SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... STRONG WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ...MARINE IMPACTS... BREEZY WINDS ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL BRING WIND SPEEDS UP TO 20 TO 33 KNOTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AS MUCH AS 15 FEET OFFSHORE. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. FLEMING
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:29 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 54 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:34 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 4 days |
| Jan 21, 5:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:56 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 52 hr |
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Sources
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