Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Jan 2, 2014, 3:39 PM EST (20:39 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 3, 2014, 3:00 AM EST

Expired

Jan 3, 2014, 4:00 PM EST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Counties Charlotte County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Lee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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628 
WHUS42 KTBW 022039
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
339 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT
TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO ROUGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT
AREA BEACHES...AS WELL AS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE AND SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH SURF SLOWLY DECREASING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND
THE RIP CURRENT RISK SUBSIDING AS WELL.

FLZ050-149-151-155-160-162-165-031800-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0001.140103T0800Z-140103T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0001.140103T0800Z-140103T1800Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
339 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY. A RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS RIP CURRENT
RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT AREA BEACHES WITH WAVE
  HEIGHTS NEAR SHORE OF UP TO 5 OR 6 FEET THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF ALONG THE COAST ALONG WITH LARGE BREAKING
  WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WHICH CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST
  SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

169 
WHUS42 KTBW 030945
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
445 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ON THE GULF WATERS WILL BUILD SEAS TO AS
HIGH AS 14 FEET OFFSHORE. THIS WILL LEAD TO ROUGH SURF AND LARGE
BREAKING WAVES AT AREA BEACHES...AS WELL AS A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SHIFT MORE TO THE
NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS TO
GRADUALLY DIMINISH.

FLZ050-149-151-155-160-162-165-032100-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2100Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
445 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT AREA BEACHES WITH WAVE
  SURF HEIGHTS OF UP 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF ALONG THE COAST ALONG WITH LARGE BREAKING
  WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT
  INTO DEEPER WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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