LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 852 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY.
A INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO EARLY
TONIGHT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF OVERNIGHT AND THEN ACROSS
THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA ON FRIDAY. AN INCREASING SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL INCREASE WINDS INTO THE
20 TO 30 MILE PER HOUR RANGE ON FRIDAY WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON ALL 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 BOATING ENTHUSIASTS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE RELATED
ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER ON SATURDAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES.
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JCM
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