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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 29, 2014, 4:59 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 29, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2014, 4:59 AM EDT (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 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 08:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 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
- 399 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1074 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
274 WHUS42 KTBW 290859 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 459 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. THE INCREASING WINDS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-292030- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0015.140329T1200Z-140330T1400Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 459 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
3 follow-up statements
261 WHUS42 KTBW 300742 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 342 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .INCREASING NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-301700- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-140330T1700Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 342 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
649 WHUS42 KTBW 301445 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT... .GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-310200- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-140331T0200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
889 WHUS42 KTBW 310228 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1028 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-310330- /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-140331T0200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 1028 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING AND ALONG WITH IT THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. THEREFORE THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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 29, 4:32 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 32 hr | |
| Mar 29, 8:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 51 min | |
| Mar 29, 9:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| Mar 29, 10:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 92 min | |
| Mar 29, 11:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando | 47 min |
| Mar 29, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 54 min | |
| Mar 29, 11:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 87 min | |
| Mar 29, 11:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando | 29 min |
| Mar 29, 11:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Sumter | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 95 min |
| Mar 29, 12:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 93 min |
| Mar 29, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 91 min | |
| Mar 29, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 48 min |
| Mar 29, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 115 min | |
| Mar 29, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 38 min |
| Mar 29, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 47 min |
| Mar 29, 2:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk | 115 min |
| Mar 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 91 min |
| Mar 29, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 35 min |
| Mar 29, 4:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Polk | 59 min |
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.