Significant Severe Weather Impacts: Expect coastal flooding and violent
storms with damaging winds possible
Also, widespread tropical storm force winds (gale force) will follow with the frontal
passage Starting Sunday and lasting until Tuesday.
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.p ... er+OutlookHazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
427 PM EST SAT NOV 29 2008
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-300930-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
427 PM EST SAT NOV 29 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
...STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS SUNDAY...
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES
TONIGHT THEN UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON SUNDAY. A TRAILING
COLD FRONT FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
WATERS EARLY ON SUNDAY THEN ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS
AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. INCREASING LOW AND MID LEVEL
WIND FIELDS AND STRONG UPWARD LIFT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUGGESTS
THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES...OR MARINE WATERSPOUTS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS IF
ENOUGH INSTABILITY CAN DEVELOP OVER THE REGION.
STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 40
TO 50 MPH AND WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES. RESIDENT AND VISITORS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO GALE UP TO FORCE OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS LATER TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. THESE INCREASING WINDS WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS WHICH
WILL BRING DETERIORATING BOATING AND SURF CONDITIONS TO ALL OF THE GULF
WATERS INCLUDING TAMPA BAY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
POSTED FOR ALL WATERS BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
FISHERMEN AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS
INTO THE GULF TONIGHT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
AS THE SEAS BUILD OVER THE GULF WATERS LARGE BREAKING WAVE ACTION WILL
DEVELOP ALONG AREA BEACHES WITH INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND
STRONG UNDERTOWS. RESIDENT AND VISITORS PLANNING TO VISIT THE BEACH
SHOULD HEED THE ADVISE OF THE BEACH PATROL. DO NOT SWIM AT UNGUARDED
BEACHES.
...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL HELP
TO BUILDS SEAS OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
THE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL CAUSE TIDES TO RUN SOME 2 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL FROM SAINT PETERSBURG BEACH NORTH TO CEDAR KEY WHICH MAY
CAUSE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...OVERWASH...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION
AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. IN ADDITION THE RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG UNDERTOWS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVE ACTION
WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING
BE OBSERVED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY BUT SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORMAL ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY.
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