Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Oct 18, 2015, 3:41 AM EDT (07:41 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 18, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT

Expired

Oct 18, 2015, 2:28 PM EDT

In force

6 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

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807 
WHUS42 KTBW 180741
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
341 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015

...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES WILL SEE A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR
SARASOTA BAY FOR POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION DUE TO FLORIDA
RED TIDE...

FLZ160-200200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0027.151018T1200Z-151020T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-151020T0200Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-
341 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. 
  PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA...EMPHYSEMA 
  AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IRRITATION 
  MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE 
  UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO AN UNAFFECTED BEACH 
  NEARBY. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION... 
  NOAA FORECAST: NORTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: BAY REGIONS... 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE A HIGH
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES.

&&

FOR ADDITIONAL RED TIDE INFORMATION VISIT

HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED BEACHES
BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND DATA: MOTE
MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS
HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS
HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS.

FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL-
HEALTH/AQUATIC-TOXINS/ RED-TIDE.HTML OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL
CENTER: 1 800 222 1222.

INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB
SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED
THEREIN.

FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE
PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE
FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-162-165-200200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0027.151018T1200Z-151020T0200Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
COASTAL LEE-
341 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE A HIGH
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES.

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

974 
WHUS42 KTBW 181828
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
228 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015

...A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR SARASOTA BAY FOR
POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION DUE TO FLORIDA RED TIDE...

FLZ160-190900-
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151020T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-151020T0200Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-
228 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS...  
SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES.  
PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA...EMPHYSEMA  
AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IRRITATION  
MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE  
UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO AN UNAFFECTED BEACH  
NEARBY.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION... 
  NOAA FORECAST: NORTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: BAY REGIONS... 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 

FOR ADDITIONAL RED TIDE INFORMATION VISIT

HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED 
BEACHES BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND 
DATA: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS 
HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND 
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS 
HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS.

FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: 
HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH/AQUATIC-
TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTM OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER:
1 800 222 1222.

INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB
SITES OR THE INFORMATION...PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED
THEREIN.

FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE 
PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY 
THE FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY.

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-162-165-181930-
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151020T0200Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
COASTAL LEE-
228 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

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