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Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 16, 2014, 3:33 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2014, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties Charlotte County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Lee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Sarasota County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
492 WHUS42 KTBW 161933 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 333 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TURN MORE ONSHORE THROUGH MONDAY...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-180000- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0013.140316T1933Z-140318T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 333 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
5 follow-up statements
644 WHUS42 KTBW 170710 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 310 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A LONG DURATION OF GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES AND AN ELEVATED RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-172100- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 310 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
176 WHUS42 KTBW 171954 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 354 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A LONG DURATION OF GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES AND AN ELEVATED RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-181200- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 354 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
708 WHUS42 KTBW 180150 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 950 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-182100- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140318T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 950 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
756 WHUS42 KTBW 180905 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 505 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF AND AN ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-182100- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0007.140318T0905Z-140318T2100Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140318T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 505 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE SURF UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
754 WHUS42 KTBW 182044 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 444 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-182145- /O.EXP.KTBW.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140318T2100Z/ /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140318T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 444 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINDS ALONG THE COASTLINE WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS...AND WILL ALLOW FOR THE WAVE HEIGHT TO ABATE. ROUGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS HAVE SUBSIDED. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:54 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 13 hr | |
| Mar 16, 5:28 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 5 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2014Every rip current statement in 2014
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.