HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1012 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
EST THURSDAY.
INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WILL GENERATE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN FACING BEACHES
WILL FIRST BE IMPACTED THIS AFTERNOON...THEN AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE
WEST THROUGH THURSDAY...ALL AREA BEACHES WILL BE AFFECTED. STRONG
RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE
BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW.
BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 137 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN
BETWEEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING NORTHEAST AND A HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. STRONG 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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