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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
511 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-032115-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
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-
511 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FORMING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN DRIFT OFFSHORE LATE EVENING.
COVERAGE WILL BE ISOLATED FROM PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK
COUNTIES SOUTHWARD. THESE STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM MANATEE TO HIGHLAND COUNTIES
SOUTHWARD...WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST FROM SOUTH
VENICE TO BONITA SPRINGS. NO SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY BUT BRIEF RAINFALL.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
AN EVENING SURGE OF EASTERLY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SMALL CRAFT
EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS FOR SOME LOCATIONS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GULF AND GULF COAST WILL
MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA FOR ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
EVENING SURGES OF EASTERLY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE
CAUTION CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT FOR THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. A
TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVING EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GULF TODAY IS
EXPECTED TO HAVE LIMITED IMPACT TO THE COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...
MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ANY
CHANGES IN WINDS AND SEAS.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
THE TROPICAL SYSTEM IN THE GULF COULD RESULT IN SWELLS AND HIGHER
SEAS THAT PRODUCE AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THAT AFFECT
AREA BEACHES.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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RKR