HWOTBW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
458 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010

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458 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
IT WILL BE WARM AND DRY TODAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP TO NEAR 35 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT DURATIONS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 4 HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A WEAK IMPULSE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
ON THURSDAY...BUT NO STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THAT TIME.
A STRONGER IMPULSE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY. A WARM AND INCREASINGLY HUMID
AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE...AND FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL DIFFLUENCE
WILL MOVE OVERHEAD. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND TORNADOES.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THESE AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT BE
ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...BUT SOME RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS
MAY FLOOD.

...DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT...
WARM AND HUMID AIR WILL MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE COLD GULF WATERS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SEA FOG...WHICH MAY BE
LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES. FOG CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY AND MARINERS
SHOULD PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ENCOUNTERING VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES IN THE GULF.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
MARGINAL WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY...AND AGAIN OVER THE
WEEKEND. WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL MAKE
IT DIFFICULT FOR NAVIGATING SMALL CRAFT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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JILLSON