HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 524 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 530 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
521 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009
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521 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WILL BE MARGINALLY CRITICAL FOR WILDFIRES.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR ONE TO THREE
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN GULF BY TUESDAY
WILL MOVE EAST AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS TIME. WHILE IT REMAINS TOO EARLY FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS...CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBLE
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE REGION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR UPCOMING
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
WEATHER SITUATION.
...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL
PRODUCE SEVERAL DAYS OF SOUTHERLY WINDS. THIS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CREATE MINOR COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS ALONG SOUTH
FACING SHORELINES...PARTICULARLY IN LEVY COUNTY BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL INCREASE IN RESPONSE
TO THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL
BE LIKELY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING
THROUGH FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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