High Wind in Florida, November 17, 2002

WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN
930 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2002

MARINE: WINDS ARE CRANKING...WITH COMPS BUOYS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20
KNOT RANGE FOR SUSTAINED WINDS. SEAS OUT AT BUOY 42036 ARE UP TO 15
FEET LAST HOUR AS WELL. WILL NEED TO ADJUST WINDS AND SEAS UP A TAD
WITH MORNING UPDATE. THESE SHOULD COME DOWN A BIT LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON...BUT NOT A LOT.

ELSEWHERE...BACK EDGE OF DEEP MOISTURE IS WORKING STEADILY EAST
WITH TIME. STEADY RAIN IS DONE ALONG NATURE AND WEST CENTRAL
COASTS...AND SHOULD BE OUT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY 11 AM.
STILL COULD SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER UNTIL VORT MAX SWINGS COMPLETELY
THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SO WILL LEAVE IN AN ISOLATED
SHOWER SOUTH AND INTERIOR. SOLID SC DECK STILL EXTENDS NORTHWEST OF
TALLAHASSEE AND FOR A SIGNIFICANT AREA OUT INTO THE GULF...SO CLOUDS
WILL NOT BREAK UP UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY.

.TBW...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BONITA BCH TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 60 NM
       INCLUDING TAMPA BAY.
    ...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY ENTIRE COAST FROM LEVY TO LEE
       COUNTY TODAY.
    ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL AREAS MON AFTERNOON.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
511 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2002

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY:

...GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS TODAY...
...COLDEST TEMPERATURES THUS FAR THIS AUTUMN EXPECTED TONIGHT...

MARINE HAZARDS:
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING ACROSS ALL OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS.  SEAS
WILL BUILD TO 10 FEET IN SOME AREAS...PERHAPS A LITTLE HIGHER AT THE
60 NM LIMIT.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TOWARD EVENING...BUT
STILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 KNOTS FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
MARINERS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS TODAY.

LAND HAZARDS:
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER MUCH COOLER AIR BACK INTO THE
REGION TODAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO RISE...AND WHEN
COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND MORNING RAINS WILL MAKE IT RATHER
UNCOMFORTABLE.

SKIES WILL CLEAR RAPIDLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SETTING
THE STAGE FOR A WINTER LIKE NIGHT.  BY DAWN MONDAY...READINGS WILL
RANGE FROM THE 30S ACROSS THE NATURE COAST TO 40 TO 45
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AROUND 50 NEAR THE WATER.

NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BUT REMAIN ABOUT 5 MPH OR
SO OVERNIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE WATER WHERE 15 MPH WINDS WILL
PREVAIL.  WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S IN LEVY
COUNTY TO BETWEEN 35 AND 42 ELSEWHERE.

RESIDENTS PLANNING TO BE OUT TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOULD PREPARE
ACCORDINGLY. BRING SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING...AS THEY WILL
INSULATE YOU BETTER THAN A SINGLE COAT OR JACKET.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW

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