HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 532 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 530 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
525 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
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525 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA TODAY AND WILL PRODUCE CRITICALLY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
LEVELS FOR LONG DURATIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NATURE COAST AND
PASCO COUNTY...INCREASING THE FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL TIGHTEN MIDWEEK
WITH INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS AND ELEVATING SEAS MAKING FOR CHOPPY
TO ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS OFFSHORE.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD AND ALONG THE FRONT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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