Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
625 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FLZ051-055-121200-
HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-
625 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND NORTHERN MANATEE
COUNTIES...

AN AREA OF DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM AROUND GIBSONTON TO
SUN CITY CENTER AND RUSKIN SOUTHWARD TO AROUND PARRISH...UNTIL ABOUT
800 AM EDT. PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 228 AND
250 HAVE BEEN CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

THE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN SOME AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...OR FIND AN ALTERNATIVE
ROUTE. IN ADDITION...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG BANK AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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