Hazardous Weather Outlook
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
511 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-260000-
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 SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH OF THE STATE...EASTERLY FLOW
CREATES EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARINE
AREA...MAINLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
A DRIER AIRMASS BUILDS INTO THE STATE OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITY LEVELS AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER...AND A RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEK.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA OVER THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS. EXERCISE
CAUTION OR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HEADLINES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED
FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA...MAINLY DURING THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
A DRIER AIRMASS WILL PERSIST TO START NEXT WEEK OVER THE STATE.
CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITY LEVELS AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
THIS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER...AND RED FLAG WARNINGS
MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$

GARCIA
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