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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 21, 2012, 9:14 AM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2012, 9:14 AM EDT (13:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
County Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 40 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1608 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 877 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
435 WHUS42 KTBW 211314 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 914 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... .PERSISTENT MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS CREATING BREAKING WAVES OR 2 TO 3 FEET ALONG AREA BEACHES PRODUCING A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. FLZ050-220000- /O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0010.120821T1600Z-120822T0000Z/ PINELLAS- 914 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC OR ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
1 follow-up statement
525 WHUS42 KTBW 211349 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 949 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... .PERSISTENT MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS CREATING BREAKING WAVES OR 2 TO 3 FEET ALONG AREA BEACHES PRODUCING A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. FLZ055-060-062-065-220000- /O.EXA.KTBW.BH.S.0010.120821T1600Z-120822T0000Z/ MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 949 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...SARASOTA... CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC OR ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ FLZ050-220000- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0010.120821T1600Z-120822T0000Z/ PINELLAS- 949 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...SARASOTA... CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC OR ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 56 min | |
| Aug 20, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 9:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 28 min | |
| Aug 20, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 67 min | |
| Aug 20, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 61 min |
| Aug 20, 11:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Manatee | 40 min |
| Aug 20, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 6:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 73 min | |
| Aug 21, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 85 min | |
| Aug 21, 12:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Levy | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 90 min | |
| Aug 21, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 2:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hillsborough | 63 min |
| Aug 21, 3:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 58 min |
| Aug 21, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 54 min | |
| Aug 21, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 67 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.