HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 526 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 Expires:200912101600;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
509 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
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509 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
AN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT OVER THE
NORTHERN PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT INTO NORTHWEST AND
NORTH AND INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BY LATER THIS MORNING
AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH. THESE INCREASING WINDS WILL HELP TO BUILD
SEAS OVER THE GULF AND IN TURN 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...
SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
SHIFT INTO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH AND INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT
RANGE LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
SOUTH THROUGH THE WATERS. THESE INCREASING WINDS WILL HELP TO BUILD
SEAS INTO THE 5 TO 7 FOOT RANGE WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS OVER THE OPEN GULF AND INLAND WATER WAYS TODAY THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FROM ENGLEWOOD
NORTH TO SUWANNEE RIVER. FISHERMEN AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY
WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREAS AND ATTENDANT FRONTAL BOUNDARIES
WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK 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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