HWO for SWFLA

chris · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:45 am Post subject: HWO for SWFLA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
504 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010

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504 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT A COLDER
AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON A BRISK NORTHWEST
TO NORTHERLY WIND FLOW. THIS COLDER AIR MASS MAY SUPPORT FREEZING
TEMPERATURES FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVER LEVY COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE
NORTHWEST AND NORTH TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SPEEDS REMAINING
NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. THESE INCREASING WINDS WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS
OVER THE GULF WATERS WHICH WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
SOME FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LEVY COUNTY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL FREEZING AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NATURE COAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOW TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT IN
THE MID AND UPPER 20S.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS OF 4 TO 6
FEET WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE
ADJACENT GULF WATERS EARLY ON TUESDAY.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION MAY SUPPORT POCKETS OF MARGINALLY
LOW HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER NORTHERN AND INTERIOR
LOCATIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DURING TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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Chris
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