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Beach Hazards Statement 18, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 26, 2012, 5:50 AM EST for Pinellas County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2012, 5:50 AM EST (10:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 37 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 10:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -437 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WHUS42 KTBW 261050 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 550 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .BREEZY WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT...LEADING TO A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-271200- /O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0018.121226T1100Z-121227T1200Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 550 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...PINELLAS COUNTY SOUTH TO LEE COUNTY. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING BEACH ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO THE WATER AND BE AWARE OF THE RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. 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. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
4 follow-up statements
715 WHUS42 KTBW 262005 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 305 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .BREEZY WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT...LEADING TO A MODERATE RISK FOR HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-271200- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.121227T0000Z-121227T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T1200Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 305 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 6 FOOT WAVES AND SURF POSSIBLE ALONG THE SUNCOAST BEACHES. * HAZARDS...HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...PINELLAS COUNTY SOUTH TO LEE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING BEACH ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO THE WATER AND BE AWARE OF THE HIGH SURF AND THE RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
211 WHUS42 KTBW 270648 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 148 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .LINGERING SWELL ARRIVING AT THE COAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SUNCOAST BEACHES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO DECLINE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS LATER THIS MORNING. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-280000- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-121228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1200Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 148 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SURF...4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE SUNCOAST BEACHES. * HAZARDS...HIGH SURF AND MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE HIGH SURF WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS NOW EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PINELLAS COUNTY SOUTH TO LEE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING BEACH ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO THE WATER AND BE AWARE OF THE HIGH SURF AND THE RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. 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. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
897 WHUS42 KTBW 271213 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 713 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .LINGERING SWELL ARRIVING AT THE COAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SUNCOAST BEACHES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-280000- /O.EXP.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-121228T0000Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 713 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * HAZARDS...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...AREA BEACHES FROM PINELLAS COUNTY SOUTH TO LEE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
880 WHUS42 KTBW 280006 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 706 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS DIMINISHED ALONG AREA BEACHES... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER NORTH FLORIDA THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. AS A RESULT WINDS AND SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE ALONG THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-280115- /O.EXP.KTBW.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-121228T0000Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 706 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES FROM PINELLAS COUNTY SOUTH TO LEE COUNTY CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND ALONG WITH IT THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH THIS TREND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 4:37 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 13 hr |
| Dec 26, 9:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 8 min |
| Dec 26, 11:13 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 32 min | |
| Dec 26, 11:45 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 45 min | |
| Dec 26, 3:05 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Pinellas | 16 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Florida, 2012Every beach hazards statement in 2012
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.