FLUS42 KTBW 200840 HWOTBW HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 440 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-201415- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 440 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS INCREASING MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO BETTER PROSPECTS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS OVER THE GULF WATERS DURING WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK AS STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN NORTH OF THE MARINE WATERS. THESE WINDS WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS WITH A PERIOD OF ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$ MCMICHAEL