THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
438 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL FLORIDA

HARDEE                POLK                  SUMTER

IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA

HERNANDO              HILLSBOROUGH          MANATEE
PASCO                 PINELLAS              SARASOTA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BAYSHORE GARDENS, BOWLING GREEN,
BRADENTON, BRANDON, BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CLEARWATER, DADE CITY,
ENGLEWOOD, HOLIDAY, HUDSON, JASMINE ESTATES, LAKE PANASOFFKEE,
LAKELAND, LAND O LAKES, LARGO, NEW PORT RICHEY, NORTH PORT,
PALMETTO, SARASOTA, SOUTH VENICE, SPRING HILL, ST. PETERSBURG,
TAMPA, THE VILLAGES, VENICE, WAUCHULA, WILDWOOD, WINTER HAVEN,
ZEPHYRHILLS, AND ZOLFO SPRINGS.

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL CREATE RIP
CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY
THROUGH MONDAY. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD, AND NEVER SWIM
ALONE!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

...STRONG WINDS WITH ROUGH SEAS TO IMPACT THE WATERS OVERNIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WITH A PRECEDING SQUALL LINE WILL SLOWLY MOVE
THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WATERS INTO TONIGHT...CREATING HAZARDOUS
MARINE CONDITIONS WITH HIGH WINDS...ROUGH SEAS...AND SWELLS
LINGERING INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
438 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

TAMPA BAY WATERS
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20
NM...
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...

* UNTIL 800 PM EST.

* AT 657 PM EST, A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR ANCLOTE KEY TO 46 NM SOUTHWEST OF LONGBOAT PASS. THE LINE WAS
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS WHILE INDIVIDUAL CELLS WITHIN THE
LING WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 KNOTS.

HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.

SOURCE...RADAR.

IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS, DAMAGE
VESSELS, AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. MAKE SURE ALL
ON BOARD ARE IN A SECURE LOCATION AND WEARING LIFE
JACKETS. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS,
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE
JACKETS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
D5 REEF, CLEARWATER BEACH, D2 REEF, MADEIRA BEACH REEF, MD1 REEF,
M7 REEF, TREASURE ISLAND REEF, M8 REEF, INDIAN SHORE REEF, SAINT
PETE BEACH REEF, D6 REEF, MD4 REEF, JOHNS PASS, D3 REEF, MANATEE 3
MILE NORTH REEF, MD3 REEF, MANATEE 7 MILE SOUTH REEF, EGMONT KEY,
D1 REEF AND D4 REEF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.

&&


WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS