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Lake Wind Advisory


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
406 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM TODAY FOR
COASTAL COUNTIES...

.A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH OVER THE AREA ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS THROUGH THE DAY
ALONG COASTAL AREAS.

FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060-062-065-120000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.LW.Y.0008.100311T1400Z-100312T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-
CHARLOTTE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER...
INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...NEW PORT RICHEY...
ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA...
BRADENTON...SARASOTA...VENICE...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...
CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
406 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING ALONG THE BOUNDARY AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA.
THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE TO
AROUND 20 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE 20 TO 29 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR OR ABOVE GALE
FORCE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.  WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL
CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON LARGER AREA LAKES WHICH COULD PRODUCE
DAMAGE TO...OR FLIP...SMALL PLEASURE CRAFT.

OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE RELATED ACTIVITIES
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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ALL CURRENT ADVISORIES:
Lake Wind Advisory

NWS Forecast

Late
Afternoon

Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Showers

Hi 75 °F
Tonight

Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Showers

Lo 70 °F
Friday

Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Showers

Hi 73 °F
Friday
Night

Chance Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
Showers
Lo 62 °F
Saturday

Mostly Sunny
Mostly
Sunny
Hi 74 °F
Saturday
Night

Partly Cloudy
Partly
Cloudy
Lo 60 °F
Sunday

Mostly Sunny
Mostly
Sunny
Hi 72 °F
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Tropical Activity


National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)

Active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico

 


There are no tropical cyclones at this time.
No tropical cyclones as of Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:23 GMT

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook


000
ABNT20 KNHC 302338
TWOAT 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
700 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TODAY MARKS THE END OF THE 2009 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON.  ISSUANCE
OF THIS PRODUCT WILL RESUME ON 1 JUNE 2010.  SHOULD ANY SIGNIFICANT
DISTURBANCES DEVELOP DURING THE OFF-SEASON...SPECIAL TROPICAL
WEATHER OUTLOOKS WOULD BE ISSUED AS NEEDED UNDER THE SAME WMO
HEADER ABNT20 KNHC...AND AWIPS HEADER MIATWOAT.

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FORECASTER BERG