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Gale Warning 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

January 30, 2026

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2026, 10:49 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2026, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 30, 2026, 10:49 AM EST (15:49 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 31, 2026, 10:00 AM EST
Expired: Feb 1, 2026, 10:00 AM EST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 30, 6:43 AM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 6:43 AM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 29, 9:33 PM EST	Frost Advisory	TBW	Citrus, Hernando, Levy	10 hr
Jan 30, 11:35 AM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	TBW	Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota	46 hr
Jan 30, 11:35 AM EST	Extreme Cold Warning	TBW	Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 6 more	46 hr
Jan 30, 11:35 AM EST	Freeze Warning	TBW	Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 8 more	46 hr
Jan 30, 11:35 AM EST	Wind Advisory	TBW	Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more	43 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Florida, 2026 Every gale warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.