HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 552 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE
OFFSHORE WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO SUWANNEE RIVER. ELSEWHERE OVER
THE EASTERN GULF WATERS SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE INEXPERIENCED OR OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS...MAY WISH TO POSTPONE TRIPS UNTIL CONDITIONS
IMPROVE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
WARM HUMID AIR WILL RUSH NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES AND DAMAGING
WINDS.
RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD STAY UP TO
DATE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AS WE APPROACH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN RATHER ROUGH INTO THE WEEKEND AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND OUT INTO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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