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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 5, 2013Pinellas County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 5, 2013, 9:01 AM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 2013, 9:01 AM EDT (13:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2013, 8:24 PM EDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL

County Pinellas County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 266 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

484 
WHUS42 KTBW 051301
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
901 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
TOWARDS FLORIDA WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
THIS WEEK. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS AND WILL
INCREASE TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THURSDAY.

FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060-062-065-070000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0001.130605T1301Z-130607T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-
CHARLOTTE-LEE-
901 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN STRONG
  SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY EVENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. 

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

2 follow-up statements

831 
WHUS42 KTBW 051639
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1239 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS CREATE COASTAL FLOOD...HIGH
SURF...AND RIP CURRENT CONCERNS ALONG THE WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO TOWARDS FLORIDA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE STORM...PRODUCING HIGH SEAS AND ROUGH SURF
ALONG THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. THE HIGH SEAS
MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS DURING
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. TIDES MAY RUN 1 TO 3
FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-071645-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0006.130605T1800Z-130608T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.CF.Y.0001.130606T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
1239 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SEAS MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ALONG
  LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY
  INTO FRIDAY.

* WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 7 FOOT WAVES WITH LARGE BREAKING SURF AND
  DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST

* IMPACTS...TIDES MAY RUN 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ALONG SOME
  COASTAL ROADWAYS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN STRONG
  SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY EVENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST.  THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE
BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW.

BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

FLZ039-042-048-049-071645-
/O.NEW.KTBW.CF.Y.0001.130606T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-
1239 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SEAS MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ALONG
  LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY
  INTO FRIDAY.

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST

* IMPACTS...TIDES MAY RUN 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ALONG SOME
  COASTAL ROADWAYS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN STRONG
  SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY EVENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

870 
WHUS42 KTBW 060024
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
824 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND SUPERCEDED BY TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS...

.TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT NORTH OF BOCA GRANDE.

FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-060130-
/O.CAN.KTBW.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KTBW.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
824 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

...THIS HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS.


$$

FLZ039-042-048-049-060130-
/O.CAN.KTBW.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130608T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-
824 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

THIS HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS.

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 4:54 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	TBW		14 hr
Jun 5, 12:39 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	TBW	Pinellas	8 hr
Jun 5, 12:39 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	TBW	Pinellas	8 hr
Jun 5, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		56 min
Jun 5, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		45 min
Jun 5, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		63 min
Jun 5, 4:49 PM EDT	Gale Warning	TBW		2 hr
Jun 5, 4:49 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	TBW		2 hr
Jun 5, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		64 min
Jun 5, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		45 min
Jun 5, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		52 min
Jun 5, 6:40 PM EDT	Tropical Storm Warning	TBW	DeSoto, Pinellas, Sumter	29 hr
Jun 5, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		34 min
Jun 5, 7:16 PM EDT	Lake Wind Advisory	TBW	Hardee, Highlands, Polk, Sumter	28 hr
Jun 5, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		47 min
Jun 5, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		43 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.