058 
WHUS72 KTBW 022127
MWWTBW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
427 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND CHOPPY ELEVATED SEAS. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL LIKELY
OCCUR ACROSS OFFSHORE WATERS AS A SECOND STRONGER SURGE OF COLD
AIR ARRIVES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY AS
THE HIGH SETTLES INTO NORTHERN FLORIDA.

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TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
427 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 20 KNOTS
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE
  INCREASING WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE NEAR
  SHORE AND 10 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WHICH WILL
  PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

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