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FXUS62 KTBW 280221
AFDTBW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
921 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010
.DISCUSSION...
FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NATURE COAST THIS EVENING. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPS TO FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S NORTH...LOWER 20S
INLAND TO MID-UPPER 30S COASTAL CENTRAL ZONES AND MID 20S INLAND
TO UPPER 30S COASTAL SOUTHERN ZONES. THIS LOOKS ON TRACK WITH THE
CURRENT FORECAST. WINDS ARE A BIT LIGHTER THAN IN THE FORECAST SO
WILL UPDATE JUST TO LOWER WINDS FOR MOST ZONES TO AROUND 5 MPH.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&
.MARINE...
WINDS AND SEAS ARE CONTINUING TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE
10 TO 15 KNOTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH SEAS 3-5 FEET. WILL
EXPIRE THE SCEC WITH THE UPDATE AND LOWER WINDS AND SEAS A
CATEGORY TO MATCH THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR CHARLOTTE-
CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-
LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY FOR CHARLOTTE-LEE-
PINELLAS.
HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY FOR CITRUS-DE
SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-MANATEE-
PASCO-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER.
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR DE SOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-PASCO-
POLK-SARASOTA.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-
HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-POLK-
SUMTER.
HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-SUMTER.
GULF WATERS...NONE.
&&
$$
SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...24/COLSON
LONG TERM/AVIATION...25/DAVIS
