HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 611 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 Expires:200912091600;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
516 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT...
AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS ALLOWED AREAS OF FOG SOME LOCALLY
DENSE TO FORM OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EARLY
THIS MORNING. THE FOG IS RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO A HALF
MILE OR LESS IN SOME LOCATIONS SO EARLY MORNING MOTORISTS SHOULD
SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE
BETWEEN VEHICLES.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
AN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW WILL BRING AN
INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. ONLY SWIM WHERE LIFEGUARDS ARE ON PATROL
AND NEVER SWIM ALONE IN THE OCEAN.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE
WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE GULF WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PENINSULA. THESE INCREASING WINDS
WILL HELP TO BUILDS SEAS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS
ON THE GULF WATERS AND OVER INLAND WATER WAYS...AND SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE
FURTHER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE
REQUIRED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON THURSDAY THEN
WILL STALL OUT ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL PENINSULA ON FRIDAY. AS THE
FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE ALONG WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION WINDS AND
SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS WHICH WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. DURING FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH RAIN CHANCES
EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT
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