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Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

February 1, 2021

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this special marine warning at Feb 1, 2021, 12:42 AM EST. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 1, 2021, 12:42 AM EST (05:42 UTC)
Expired: Feb 1, 2021, 1:15 AM EST
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.0 in
Wind: 34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Jan 31, 7:19 PM EST, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 7:19 PM EST, 5 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 31, 11:37 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
1137 PM EST Sun Jan 31 2021

FLZ050-149-151-249-251-010530-
Inland Pasco FL-Coastal Hillsborough FL-Pinellas FL-
Inland Hillsborough FL-Coastal Pasco FL-
1137 PM EST Sun Jan 31 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PASCO...PINELLAS
AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EST...

At 1137 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles west of Bay Pines, or 12 miles southwest of Seminole, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Tampa, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Temple Terrace, Seminole,
Downtown Saint Petersburg, Fort Desoto Park, Saint Petersburg, Lutz,
Brandon, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, Palm Harbor, Tampa
International Airport, East Lake-Orient Park, Egypt Lake-Leto,
Ridgecrest, Keystone and Greater Northdale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 2829 8249 2777 8226 2754 8278 2786 8291
      2808 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 244DEG 41KT 2776 8298

TBW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 31, 11:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hillsborough, Pinellas	53 min
Jan 31, 11:40 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	TBW		65 min
Feb 1, 4:05 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	TBW	Highlands, Polk	28 hr
Feb 1, 2:29 PM EST	Freeze Watch	TBW	Citrus, Levy	14 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.