HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM EST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
540 AM EST MON DEC 14 2009
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LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
540 AM EST MON DEC 14 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...WILL DEVELOP OVER LAND AREAS LATER
TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF SEA FOG PERSISTING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
...DENSE FOG IMPACT...
AREAS OF FOG WILL GRADUALLY LIFT AND DISSIPATE OVER LAND AREAS
TUESDAY MORNING WITH SOME SEA FOG CONTINUING OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS AND IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS FROM SARASOTA COUNTY NORTHWARD.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THIS WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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