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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 4, 2013, 1:55 PM EST for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 22 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2013, 1:55 PM EST (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2013, 10:45 PM EST
- In force
- 22 days
- 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 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 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
- 1555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
101 WHUS42 KTBW 041855 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 155 PM EST MON FEB 4 2013 FLZ060-062-065-051200- /O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0003.130204T1855Z-130208T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 155 PM EST MON FEB 4 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SARASOTA, CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE... SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE AND IN THE BAY REGIONS, PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE, PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BAY REGIONS, PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY, WITH PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE, PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTER TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM/REDTIDE/REDTIDEINFO.HTM. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
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513 WHUS42 KTBW 041953 CCA CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 155 PM EST MON FEB 4 2013 FLZ060-062-065-051200- /O.COR.KTBW.BH.S.0003.130204T1855Z-130208T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 155 PM EST MON FEB 4 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE AND IN THE BAY REGIONS...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTER TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM/REDTIDE/REDTIDEINFO.HTM. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS 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
424 WHUS42 KTBW 050254 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 954 PM EST MON FEB 4 2013 FLZ060-062-065-060000- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130208T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 954 PM EST MON FEB 4 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE AND IN THE BAY REGIONS... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTER TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM/REDTIDE/REDTIDEINFO.HTM. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS 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
338 WHUS42 KTBW 052111 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 411 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 FLZ060-062-065-070000- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130208T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 411 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE AND IN THE BAY REGIONS... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTER TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM/REDTIDE/REDTIDEINFO.HTM. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS 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
195 WHUS42 KTBW 062106 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 406 PM EST WED FEB 6 2013 FLZ060-062-065-080000- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130208T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 406 PM EST WED FEB 6 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE AND IN THE BAY REGIONS... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTER TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM/REDTIDE/REDTIDEINFO.HTM. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS 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
407 WHUS42 KTBW 072127 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 427 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 FLZ060-062-065-090500- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130209T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 427 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL PATCHY RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SARASOTA COUNTY THROUGH FRIDAY AND IN CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY. *FLORIDA RED TIDE...A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. NOAA RESPIRATORY IRRITATION FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTIES: BAY REGIONS, PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTER TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM/REDTIDE/REDTIDEINFO.HTM. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS 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
054 WHUS42 KTBW 082207 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 507 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 FLZ060-062-065-090500- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130209T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 507 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL PATCHY RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY. *FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS... ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTIES: BAY REGIONS, PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS MONDAY. CENTRAL/SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BAY REGIONS, PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND MONDAY...WITH PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE, CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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
550 WHUS42 KTBW 090455 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1155 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 FLZ060-090600- /O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130209T0500Z/ SARASOTA- 1155 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELED... THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SARASOTA COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED. *FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY STRESS IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW MODERATE LEVELS ACROSS SARASOTA COUNTY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. GIVEN THIS THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELED AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. ALTHOUGH IMPACT FORECASTS ARE CURRENTLY BELOW MODERATE LEVELS...THIS ALGAL BLOOM DOES REMAIN IN THE AREA. ADDITIONAL BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF CONDITIONS AGAIN BECOME FAVORABLE FOR MODERATE TO HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM/REDTIDE/REDTIDEINFO.HTM. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS 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 $$ FLZ062-065-110500- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1900Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 1155 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... *FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS... ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTIES: BAY REGIONS... PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS MONDAY. CENTRAL/SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BAY REGIONS... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY...WITH PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION... PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE... CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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
169 WHUS42 KTBW 100706 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 206 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 FLZ062-065-110500- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1900Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 206 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... *FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS... ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTIES: BAY REGIONS... PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY...WITH PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS MONDAY. CENTRAL/SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BAY REGIONS... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY...WITH PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION... PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE... CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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
453 WHUS42 KTBW 110725 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 225 AM EST MON FEB 11 2013 FLZ062-065-111900- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1900Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 225 AM EST MON FEB 11 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... *FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS... ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTIES: BAY REGIONS... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. CENTRAL/SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. BAY REGIONS... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION... PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE... CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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
292 WHUS42 KTBW 111827 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 127 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013 FLZ060-131830- /O.EXB.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130214T0500Z/ SARASOTA- 127 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL PATCHY RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY. *FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE, CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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 $$ FLZ062-065-131830- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130215T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 127 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL PATCHY RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY. *FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE, CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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
218 WHUS42 KTBW 130237 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 937 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 FLZ062-065-140515- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130215T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 937 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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 $$ FLZ060-140500- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130214T0500Z/ SARASOTA- 937 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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 $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
825 WHUS42 KTBW 131338 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 838 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 FLZ050-051-055-140300- /O.EXA.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130214T0500Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE- 838 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ACROSS WESTWARD FACING BEACHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNELS OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ANOTHER METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS. THEN...SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. $$ FLZ062-065-140300- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130215T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 838 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... 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 THIS EVENING AND PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS FOR FLORIDA RED TIDE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ACROSS WESTWARD FACING BEACHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNELS OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ANOTHER METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS. THEN...SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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 $$ FLZ060-140300- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130214T0500Z/ SARASOTA- 838 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND FOR PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS DUE TO FLORIDA RED TIDE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ACROSS WESTWARD FACING BEACHES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNELS OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ANOTHER METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS. THEN...SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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
654 WHUS42 KTBW 140219 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 919 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 FLZ050-051-055-060-140330- /O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130214T0500Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA- 919 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME AS THEY BECOME NORTHWEST AND NORTH TONIGHT...REDUCING THE THREAT OF RIPS CURRENTS. THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SARASOTA COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED. *FLORIDA RED TIDE?RESPIRATORY STRESS IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS?ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW MODERATE LEVELS ACROSS SARASOTA COUNTY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. GIVEN THIS?THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELED AT THIS TIME. $$ FLZ062-065-150500- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130215T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 919 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FLORIDA RED TIDE... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME AS THEY BECOME NORTHWEST AND NORTH TONIGHT...REDUCING THE THREAT OF RIPS CURRENTS. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES: ALONGSHORE/GULF SIDE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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
835 WHUS42 KTBW 141845 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 145 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 FLZ060-161845- /O.EXB.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130219T0500Z/ SARASOTA- 145 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY...WITH PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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 $$ FLZ062-065-161845- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130219T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 145 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY...WITH PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING... AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5 OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/FAQ.HTML#5. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES... WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB... PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/?N=TAMPABAYMARINEWEATHER 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
041 WHUS42 KTBW 150913 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 413 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2013 FLZ060-062-065-160900- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130219T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 413 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES AND REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM LEE COUNTY. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY...WITH PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALGAL BLOOMS SUCH AS RED TIDE ARE TYPICALLY PATCHY IN NATURE. AS A RESULT...IMPACTS WILL BE PERIODIC AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS MAY EXPERIENCE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS WHEN AN ALGAL BLOOM OF THE RED TIDE ORGANISM IS PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND WINDS BLOW THE AEROSOL IT PRODUCES ON SHORE. SYMPTOMS ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY...BUT CAN INCLUDE COUGHING... SNEEZING...AND ITCHING AND TEARING EYES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT THE BEACH MAY NOTICE THESE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE TYPICALLY MORE SENSITIVE TO RED TIDE AEROSOLS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF NEARBY BEACHES THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RED TIDE. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 24/7 VIA THE FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTERS TOLL FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-222-1222. IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. ALWAYS CHECK ON THE STATUS OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING BY CONTACTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM/REDTIDE/REDTIDEINFO.HTM. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS HAB...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS 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
267 WHUS42 KTBW 160441 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1141 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013 FLZ060-062-065-170500- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130220T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 1141 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN AREAS OF SOUTHERN SARASOTA SATURDAY AND TUESDAY AND IN AREAS OF CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY. *FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS... RED TIDE CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND TUESDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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
802 WHUS42 KTBW 161140 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 640 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 FLZ050-051-055-170500- /O.EXB.KTBW.BH.S.0003.130216T1800Z-130217T0500Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE- 640 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. *RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNELS OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ANOTHER METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS. THEN...SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. 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 $$ FLZ060-062-065-170500- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130220T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 640 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... *RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNELS OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. *FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS... RED TIDE CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND TUESDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222- 1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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
096 WHUS42 KTBW 170407 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1107 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 FLZ050-051-055-172300- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130217T2300Z/ PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE- 1107 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A CONTINUED MODERATE ONSHORE SWELL. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE GREATEST EARLY IN THE DAY BEFORE SEAS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. RIP CURRENTS ARE 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNELS OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ANOTHER METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS... WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS. THEN...SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. 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 $$ FLZ060-062-065-172300- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130220T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 1107 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN AREAS OF SOUTHERN SARASOTA ON TUESDAY AND IN AREAS OF CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS ACROSS AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A CONTINUED MODERATE ONSHORE SWELL. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE GREATEST EARLY IN THE DAY BEFORE SEAS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. RIP CURRENTS ARE 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNELS OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS...RED TIDE CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST FOR FLORIDA RED TIDE MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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
976 WHUS42 KTBW 180001 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 701 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 FLZ060-062-065-180815- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130220T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 701 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS...RED TIDE CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION... PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST FOR FLORIDA RED TIDE MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222- 1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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
723 WHUS42 KTBW 190536 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1236 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 FLZ060-062-065-200500- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130220T0500Z/ SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 1236 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS...RED TIDE CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION... PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST FOR FLORIDA RED TIDE MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222- 1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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
316 WHUS42 KTBW 192252 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 552 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 FLZ060-200000- /O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130220T0500Z/ SARASOTA- 552 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SARASOTA COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW MODERATE LEVELS ACROSS SARASOTA COUNTY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. GIVEN THIS...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELED AT THIS TIME. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION... PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RED TIDE CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. ALTHOUGH IMPACT FORECASTS ARE CURRENTLY BELOW MODERATE LEVELS...THIS ALGAL BLOOM DOES REMAIN IN THE AREA. ADDITIONAL BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF CONDITIONS AGAIN BECOME FAVORABLE FOR MODERATE TO HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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 $$ FLZ062-065-200500- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130222T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 552 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT... BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN AREAS OF CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS...RED TIDE CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...REPORTS OF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. REPORTS OF DEAD FISH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION... PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: CHARLOTTE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY...WITH PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222- 1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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
808 WHUS42 KTBW 200438 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1138 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 FLZ062-065-212200- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130222T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 1138 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT... BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN AREAS OF CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: CHARLOTTE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222- 1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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
220 WHUS42 KTBW 210215 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 915 PM EST WED FEB 20 2013 FLZ062-065-212100- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130222T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 915 PM EST WED FEB 20 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE COUNTIES: BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. CENTRAL LEE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. GULF COAST...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222- 1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. 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
418 WHUS42 KTBW 211942 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 242 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 FLZ062-065-231945- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 242 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN AREAS OF CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: CHARLOTTE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE... PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST AND BAY REGIONS...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/HAB_HEALTH_INFO.HTML... CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE... INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/BEACH_CONDITIONS.HTML. 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
044 WHUS42 KTBW 221950 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 250 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 FLZ062-065-242000- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130225T2100Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 250 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: CHARLOTTE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST AND BAY REGIONS...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/HAB_HEALTH_INFO.HTML... CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE... INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/BEACH_CONDITIONS.HTML. 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
101 WHUS42 KTBW 242321 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 621 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 FLZ062-065-252100- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130225T2100Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 621 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN AREAS OF CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS...CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. INFORMATION AND DATA ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY (HTTP://COOLGATE.MOTE.ORG/BEACHCONDITIONS) AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH/REDTIDE). FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: CHARLOTTE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST AND BAY REGIONS...PATCHY MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A MODERATE RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE GENERALLY MILD RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/HAB_HEALTH_INFO.HTML... CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE... INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/BEACH_CONDITIONS.HTML. 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
247 WHUS42 KTBW 252050 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 350 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 FLZ062-065-270500- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 350 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS...CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. CHECK LOCAL RESOURCES FOR UP-TO-DATE-INFORMATION. MOTE MARINE LABORATORY PROVIDES DAILY BEACH CONDITION REPORTS: HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES. THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) PROVIDES WEEKLY RED TIDE STATUS REPORTS: HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH. FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). FOR INFORMATION ON SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS AND LEGAL AREAS TO HARVEST SHELLFISH CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM. THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: CHARLOTTE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/HAB_HEALTH_INFO.HTML... CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE... INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/BEACH_CONDITIONS.HTML. 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
866 WHUS42 KTBW 252138 AAA CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 438 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 FLZ062-065-270500- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 438 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SOME AREAS OF CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES ON TUESDAY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...CAUSED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS...CAN PRODUCE RESPIRATORY IMPACTS THAT ARE GENERALLY TEMPORARY. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND ITCHING OR TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ISSUES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IMPACTS WILL NOT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. CHECK LOCAL RESOURCES FOR UP-TO-DATE-INFORMATION. MOTE MARINE LABORATORY PROVIDES DAILY BEACH CONDITION REPORTS: HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES. THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) PROVIDES WEEKLY RED TIDE STATUS REPORTS: HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH. FOR HEALTH INFORMATION... CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). FOR INFORMATION ON SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS AND LEGAL AREAS TO HARVEST SHELLFISH CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM. THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. NOAA RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST: CHARLOTTE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE/NORTHERN LEE...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. LEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS POSSIBLE TUESDAY. BAY REGIONS...PATCHY HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RESPIRATORY IMPACT FORECAST MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE AT AN AFFECTED BEACH MAY NOTICE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE SURROUNDING AREA IN FAVOR OF UNAFFECTED BEACHES NEARBY. FOR MORE HEALTH INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/HAB_HEALTH_INFO.HTML... CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SPEAK TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). DO NOT HARVEST DISTRESSED OR DEAD FISH. BEFORE RECREATIONAL HARVESTING...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE... INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/BEACH_CONDITIONS.HTML. 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
428 WHUS42 KTBW 270345 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1045 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 FLZ062-065-270445- /O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T0500Z/ CHARLOTTE-LEE- 1045 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... COUNTY CRITERIA SUMMARY: *CHARLOTTE COUNTY: NONE *LEE COUNTY: NONE ---------------------------------------------------------------- BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT-FORECASTS: BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE ANALYSIS...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * FLORIDA RED TIDE...RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH A PATCHY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OF KARENIA BREVIS...ALSO KNOWN AS FLORIDA RED TIDE...ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH LEVELS ACROSS CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. GIVEN THIS...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AT THIS TIME. CHECK LOCAL RESOURCES FOR UP-TO-DATE-INFORMATION. MOTE MARINE LABORATORY PROVIDES DAILY BEACH CONDITION REPORTS: HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES. THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) PROVIDES WEEKLY RED TIDE STATUS REPORTS: HTTP://MYFWC.COM/RESEARCH. FOR HEALTH INFORMATION...CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (HTTP://WWW.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM) OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER (1-800-222-1222). FOR INFORMATION ON SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA STATUS AND LEGAL AREAS TO HARVEST SHELLFISH CONTACT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES: WWW.FLORIDAAQUACULTURE.COM. THE APPEARANCE OF THESE EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. INFORMATION SOURCES...HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS RED TIDE...INCLUDING LOCAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB/BEACH_CONDITIONS.HTML. 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Feb 4, 10:30 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 10:30 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1030 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013
.DISCUSSION...
WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND ZONAL MID LEVEL WINDS CONTINUE TODAY.
THIS MORNINGS SOUNDING AGAIN SHOWS DRY AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE THAT
WILL MIX DOWN AND LOWER RH VALUES. RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP
INTO THE 20S RANGE OVER INLAND AREAS AND LOWER 30S ALONG THE COASST.
LEVELS ABOVE 900 MB HAVE WARMED CONSIDERABLY IN THE LAST 24H. FOR
THIS AFTERNOON THE FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK WITH NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES PLANNED. THE SURFACE WINDS ARE LIGHT EASTERLY BUT SHIFT TO
MODERATE WEST ABOVE 900 MB.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS
UNDER PERIODS OF SCT-BKN HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PROMOTE RADIATIONAL COOLING TONIGHT WHICH IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO
PATCHY GROUND FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOST LIKELY SPOTS TO SEE A PERIOD
OF MVFR/IFR VISIBILITY WILL BE KLAL...KPGD...KSRQ...KRSW. WILL
LIKELY ADD IN PREVAILING MVFR VIS AFTER 08-09Z FOR THESE TERMINALS
WITH THE AFTERNOON TAF PACKAGE.
&&
.MARINE...
THE GRADIENT WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND BELOW CAUTION/ADVISORY CRITERIA
WITH MORNING LAND BREEZES AND AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
EXTENDED LOW RH AND ERC VALUES ABOVE 35 ACROSS PINELLAS...
SARASOTA...AND LEE COUNTIES REQUIRE A RED FLAG WARNING. LEVY...
HILLSBOROUGH...AND CHARLOTTE WILL ALSO SEE LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RH BUT WITH ERC VALUES BETWEEN 30 AND 34 ONLY REQUIRE A FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT.
ON TUE MOISTURE BEGINS TO SLOWLY RETURN BUT LOCATIONS FROM POLK AND
HILLSBOROUGH NORTH MAY STILL BE DRY ENOUGH FOR A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT. THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL HAVE RH ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR LEE-PINELLAS-SARASOTA.
GULF WATERS...NONE.
&&
CP/BMHazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 4:56 AM EST, 8 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 456 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-041700- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 456 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH ERC VALUES OVER 35 PERCENT WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF A WILDFIRE ACROSS PINELLAS...SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES. FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS ARE ALSO IN PLACE FOR LEVY...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WITH ERC VALUES IN THE LOWER 30S. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES THAT CAUSE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES ARE DISCOURAGED...INCLUDING BURNING YARD WASTE...COOKING OVER OPEN FIRES AND TOSSING CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND. REPORT NEW WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH. FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE COUNTIES WITH ERC VALUES IN THE LOWER 30S. MOISTURE WILL THEN RETURN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. COLSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 4:19 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 14 hr |
Nearby
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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.