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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 818 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-261200- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL... NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG... BRANDON...TAMPA...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON... WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...NORTH PORT...SARASOTA...VENICE... ARCADIA...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS 818 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND... ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND INLAND LAKES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS DURING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN THIS EVENING WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH AN INCREASE TO EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET TODAY THEN BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET AWAY FROM THE COAST BY LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET ONCE AGAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OVER THE INLAND LAKES OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THE BREEZY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY. WINDS ON THE LAKES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 KNOTS AT TIMES. BOATERS VENTURING OUT INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AS WELL AS THOSE STAYING ON THE INLAND LAKES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH CONDITIONS. $$ PRC
Hazardous Weather Outlook
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