Rip Current Statement 30, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Nov 22, 2015, 4:55 AM EST (09:55 UTC)

In effect from

Nov 22, 2015, 1:00 PM EST

Expired

Nov 22, 2015, 9:02 PM EST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Counties Manatee County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

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312 
WHUS42 KTBW 220955
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
455 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2015

FLZ050-160-230600-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0030.151122T1800Z-151123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-151124T0300Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL SARASOTA-
455 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  AFTERNOON BEHIND A FRONT...AND LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.

* RED TIDE 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: SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY: BAY REGIONS... SUNDAY AND 
  MONDAY. NORTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...SUNDAY AND 
  MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST 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: 18002221222.

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.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ155-230600-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0030.151122T1800Z-151123T0600Z/
COASTAL MANATEE-
455 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  AFTERNOON BEHIND A FRONT...AND LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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

370 
WHUS42 KTBW 230202
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
902 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2015

FLZ050-160-240300-
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-151123T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-151124T0300Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL SARASOTA-
902 PM EST SUN NOV 22 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. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.

* RED TIDE 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: 
  * SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY: 
    * BAY REGIONS...MONDAY. 
  * NORTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: 
    * BAY REGIONS...MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST 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: 18002221222. 

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.

&&

$$

FLZ155-230315-
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-151123T0600Z/
COASTAL MANATEE-
902 PM EST SUN NOV 22 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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