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Beach Hazards Statement 19, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 29, 2012, 4:39 AM EST for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2012, 4:39 AM EST (09:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 35 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 09:42 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, 9.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
777 WHUS42 KTBW 290939 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 439 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET AND CAUSE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS UP TO 4 FEET WITH A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-292200- /O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0019.121229T0939Z-121230T2100Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 439 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH LEE COUNTY. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING BEACH ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO THE WATER AND BE AWARE OF THE RISK FOR 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
3 follow-up statements
073 WHUS42 KTBW 292226 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 526 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL CAUSE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG AREA BEACHES WITH A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-302100- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T2100Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 526 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH LEE COUNTY. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING BEACH ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO THE WATER AND BE AWARE OF THE RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. && $$
430 WHUS42 KTBW 300857 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 357 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL PROPAGATE TOWARD THE COAST TODAY RESULTING IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-302100- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0010.121230T0857Z-121230T2100Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T2100Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 357 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE WAVES WILL RESULT IN SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. * HAZARDS...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH LEE COUNTY. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING BEACH ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO THE WATER AND BE AWARE OF THE RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH 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. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
637 WHUS42 KTBW 302105 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 405 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS DIMINISHED ALONG AREA BEACHES... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF STATES THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES TO DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE ALONG WITH THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-302215- /O.EXP.KTBW.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121230T2100Z/ /O.EXP.KTBW.BH.S.0019.000000T0000Z-121230T2100Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 405 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES FROM PINELLAS COUNTY SOUTH TO LEE COUNTY WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND ALONG WITH IT THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ 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 29, 2:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 47 min |
| Dec 29, 2:16 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 min | |
| Dec 29, 3:55 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 95 min | |
| Dec 29, 4:57 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 35 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:10 PM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | 18 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:15 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 18 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.