HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
452 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009
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LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
452 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN LEE...CHARLOTEE...DE SOTO AND
HIGHLANDS COUNTIES. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF STRONG
WIND GUSTS...BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AS 4 TO 6 FOOT SEAS
OFFSHORE PROPAGATE TOWARD THE COAST. THE ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 20 KNOTS TODAY...BUT SEAS WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET. MARINERS SHOULD USE CAUTION
IF VENTURING OUT TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THE COLD FRONT WILL LIFT BACK NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT ON FRIDAY
WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS THE BOUNDARY PUSHES BACK TO
THE SOUTHEAST AS A COLD FRONT.
...FLOOD IMPACT...
SOME HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES ENERGIZED BY UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY MOVING
ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF WATERS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1012 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON...THEN UP THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY
TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ADJACENT GULF
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE INCREASING WINDS WILL HELP TO BUILD
SEAS AND GENERATE LARGE BREAKING WAVES...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
AND HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TIDES LIKELY TO CAUSE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY.
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1012 AM EST WED DEC 2 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
EST THURSDAY.
INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WILL GENERATE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN FACING BEACHES
WILL FIRST BE IMPACTED THIS AFTERNOON...THEN AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE
WEST THROUGH THURSDAY...ALL AREA BEACHES WILL BE AFFECTED. STRONG
RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST.  THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE
BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW.
BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS.
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