FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1009 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CYPRESS CREEK AT WORTHINGTON
GARDENS.
RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED THE WATER LEVEL FOR CYPRESS CREEK TO
RISE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
1009 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA FL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CYPRESS CREEK AT WORTHINGTON GARDENS
* FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 9AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS...7.3 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SOMETIME EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 8.3 FEET BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE
THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS AT THE RECREATION AREA ON STATE ROAD 54
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.3 FEET ON JAN 24
1998.

FLD   OBSERVED         FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION     STG   STG  DAY  TIME   MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI
CYPRESS CREEK
WORTHINGTON   8   7.3  SUN  9 AM   7.7    8.0    8.2    8.3    8.3

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
350 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREA BEACHES THROUGH 10 PM
THIS EVENING...
.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN LOW
PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST. BUILDING SEAS WILL BRING 3
TO 5 FOOT WAVES INTO AREA BEACHES AND CAUSE STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
350 AM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET
WILL CAUSE ROUGH HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY.
WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE
BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW.
BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS.