HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 546 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
545 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
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545 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...DENSE FOG IMPACT...
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS HAS LED TO AREAS OF
FOG ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...SOME OF WHICH IS LOCALLY
DENSE REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. THIS
FOG WILL GRADUALLY LIFT AND DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING...BUT
UNTIL THIS TIME MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND MAINTAIN EXTRA SPACING BETWEEN VEHICLES.
THERE IS ALSO SOME SEA FOG THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...BUT MAINLY FROM SARASOTA COUNTY
NORTHWARD. SOME OF THE SEA FOG WILL DRIFT ONSHORE EFFECTING
COASTAL AREAS FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE INEXPERIENCED...MAY WISH TO POSTPONE
TRIPS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
MORE FOG...SOME LOCALLY DENSE...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN
LATER TONIGHT WITH THE SEA FOG GRADUALLY DISSIPATING FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
...DENSE FOG IMPACT...
AREAS OF FOG WILL BE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
BUT THESE ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY LIFT AND DISSIPATE BY LATE
MORNING.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THEN LATE IN THE WEEK AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
CONTINUING THE RATHER ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS WITH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES POSSIBLE.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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