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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

December 15, 2016Manatee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 15, 2016, 12:13 PM EST for Manatee County, Florida. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2016, 12:13 PM EST (17:13 UTC)
Expired
Dec 18, 2016, 10:00 PM EST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

County Manatee County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 26 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-12-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-12-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
598 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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864 
WHUS42 KTBW 151713
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1213 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

FLZ155-160400-
/O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0005.161215T1713Z-161219T0300Z/
COASTAL MANATEE-
1213 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MANATEE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

  FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT 
  HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* 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...

SOUTHERN MANATEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 AT:
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. 

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
3 follow-up statements
855 
WHUS42 KTBW 160110
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
810 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

FLZ155-170300-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161219T0300Z/
COASTAL MANATEE-
810 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

 FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT  
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* 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... 

SOUTHERN MANATEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 AT: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
607 
WHUS42 KTBW 170107
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
807 PM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

FLZ155-180300-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161219T0300Z/
COASTAL MANATEE-
807 PM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* 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... 

SOUTHERN MANATEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 AT: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
095 
WHUS42 KTBW 190145
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
845 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2016

FLZ155-190300-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161219T0300Z/
COASTAL MANATEE-
845 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

* 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... 

SOUTHERN MANATEE COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 AT: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 15, 5:00 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Highlands, Lee4 hr

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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.