Hazardous Weather Outlook
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
531 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-092245-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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 CURRENT
ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ENHANCE THE
POTENTIAL FOR RIP CURRENTS.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE GULF WATERS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY AND
TONIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS
MORNING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
BY THIS EVENING. SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL OCCUR WELL OFFSHORE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...COLD IMPACT... LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN INTERIOR AREAS NORTH OF TAMPA BAY.
TEMPERATURES THIS COLD WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... DRY AND BREEZY WEATHER WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO CREATE CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$

JOHNSON
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