LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1245 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 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 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY IN
BETWEEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING NORTHEAST AND A HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE WHICH WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 25 MPH OVER AREA LAKES.
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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