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WWUS82 KTBW 271215
SPSTBW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
715 AM EST THU JAN 27 2005

FLZ051-052-055-056-060-061-271330-
DE SOTO-HARDEE-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-POLK-SARASOTA-
715 AM EST THU JAN 27 2005

...AREAS OF VERY DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 830 AM IN THE
SUBURBS...

AREAS OF DENSE FOG CONTINUE TO COVER MUCH OF
POLK...HIGHLANDS...HARDEE...AND DESOTO COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF HILLSBOROUGH AND MANATEE COUNTY. 
LOW LYING LOCATIONS IN THESE AREAS HAD VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO...AND
OTHERS WERE GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE MILE.

CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY BETWEEN 830 AND 9 AM.

COMMUTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT EARLY THIS MORNING.  SLOW DOWN...USE
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS...AND MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE
BETWEEN VEHICLES.  SOME MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL THE FOG LIFTS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
UPDATES.

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HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW

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