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Rip Current Statement 34, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 18, 2014, 3:49 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 18, 2014, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2014, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2014, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2014, 3:26 PM EST
- In force
- 34 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 08:50 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, 8.8 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
374 WHUS42 KTBW 180849 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 349 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF WATERS TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THESE INCREASING WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS INTO THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE NEAR SHORE AND 8 TO 11 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BUILDING SEAS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING SURF AND WAVE ACTION ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE PERIOD. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-190900- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0011.141118T1000Z-141119T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0034.141118T1000Z-141119T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 349 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 6 TO8 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVE ACTION AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF ALONG WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE PERIOD. 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
4 follow-up statements
483 WHUS42 KTBW 182052 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 352 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK AND HIGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-191000- /O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141119T1000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141119T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 352 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET AND AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED AT AREA BEACHES TONIGHT. * TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUING THROUGH MID DAY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. 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
313 WHUS42 KTBW 191003 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 503 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIGH SURF AND A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-192100- /O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141119T2100Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141119T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 503 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET AND A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED AT AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
511 WHUS42 KTBW 191316 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 816 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-192100- /O.CAN.KTBW.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141119T2100Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141119T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 816 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SURF REPORTS FROM LOCAL BEACHES INDICATE THAT WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW HIGH SURF CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * TIMING...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS ARE DANGEROUS AND CAN PULL EVEN THE STRONGEST MOST EXPERIENCED SWIMMER OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
690 WHUS42 KTBW 192026 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 326 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...RIP CURRENT THREAT HAS DIMINISHED... .ALTHOUGH ISOLATED RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE...THE OVERALL THREAT HAS DECREASED AND THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-192130- /O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-141119T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 326 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED THE RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 3:38 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Sumter | 29 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:38 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TBW | Citrus, Levy | 29 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:49 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 28 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:43 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and 2 more | 17 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.