000 FLUS42 KTBW 081017 HWOTBW HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 517 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 FLZ039-042-043-048-049-082230- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO- 517 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ...TROPICAL IMPACT... HURRICANE IDA IS MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING. WHILE SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS REGARDING THE LONG TERM FORECAST OF THIS STORM...BOTH IN LOCATION AND INTENSITY...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALL INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT THE LATEST GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM IDA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$ GMZ830-850-853-856-870-873-876-082230- TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 517 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS OFF THE COAST TODAY. SEAS WILL RISE TO AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN POSTED FOR ALL GULF WATERS AND TAMPA BAY. FISHERMEN AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE TRIPS UNTIL THESE CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED WELL OFFSHORE. THESE STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ...TROPICAL IMPACT... HURRICANE IDA IS MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING. WHILE SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS REGARDING THE LONG TERM FORECAST OF THIS STORM...BOTH IN LOCATION AND INTENSITY...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALL INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT THE LATEST GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM IDA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$ FLZ050>052-055>057-060>062-065-082230- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA- DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 517 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...HIGH WIND IMPACT... WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY OUT OF THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING AS HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON AREA LAKES TODAY. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ...TROPICAL IMPACT... HURRICANE IDA IS MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING. WHILE SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS REGARDING THE LONG TERM FORECAST OF THIS STORM...BOTH IN LOCATION AND INTENSITY...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALL INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT THE LATEST GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM IDA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$ JOHNSON