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Subject URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
Type Frost and Freeze Alerts
Expires 12/3/2008 8:00:00 AM
Updated 12/1/2008 3:27:11 PM
First Received 12/1/2008 3:27:11 PM
Severity Watch
Counties Levy (Florida), Citrus (Florida), Sumter (Florida), Hernando (Florida)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
325 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
.A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH
ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD DRY AIR OVERSPREADING THE REGION TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.
FLZ039-042-043-048-022130-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.A.0012.081203T0600Z-081203T1300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER...
INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL
325 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
FREEZING FOR THREE TO FIVE HOURS ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE
WATCH AREA.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS. PLAN TO
COVER OR BRING INDOORS THESE PLANTS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A WIDESPREAD AND
DAMAGING FREEZE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. DURING THE FREEZE
PERIOD...TEMPERATURES MAY REMAIN BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR MORE THAN
8 HOURS.
$$
PRC

Subject COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
Type Flash Flood Alerts
Expires 12/1/2008 7:00:00 PM
Updated 12/1/2008 3:22:13 AM
First Received 11/30/2008 4:22:24 PM
Severity Statement
Counties Hillsborough (Florida), Manatee (Florida), Sarasota (Florida), Charlotte (Florida), Lee (Florida)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
416 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THOUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST THROUGH
MONDAY...
.THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL MOVE
UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM
LIFTS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST IT IS PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT
A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW HAS INCREASED INTO THE 20 TO 25
KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
FLZ051-055-060-062-065-011000-
/O.EXB.KTBW.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-081202T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081202T2100Z/
HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
416 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...
...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST THROUGH
MONDAY...
STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND STRONG
WEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE WILL HELP TO BUILDS SEAS OVER THE ADJACENT
GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. THE INCREASING WINDS
AND SEAS WILL CAUSE TIDES TO RUN SOME 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THESE ABOVE NORMAL
TIDES MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND OVERWASH AS WELL
AS MINOR BEACH EROSION AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION...THESE SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WEST FLORIDA
COAST UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...STRONG
UNDERTOWS...AND HAZARDOUS SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET OR LARGER AT AREA BEACHES.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING
BE OBSERVED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
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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