000 FLUS42 KTBW 091023 HWOTBW HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 523 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-091700- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 523 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTH...BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BEHIND IT. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEKEND OR POSTPONE TRIPS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$ COLSON