Alert archive / Florida / High Surf Advisories in 2016
High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this high surf advisory at Jan 22, 2016, 4:06 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2016, 4:06 AM EST (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 39 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 09:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
338 WHUS42 KTBW 220906 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 406 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-222200- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0002.160123T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0001.160122T1800Z-160124T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0006.160122T1800Z-160124T1500Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 406 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TODAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN THE BUILDING OF LARGE SURF. THE LARGE WAVES COMBINED ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH LARGE SURF WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF IS ALSO EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * HIGH SURF...SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF LARGE SURF MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY...AND THEN ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND LARGE BREAKING SURF WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-222200- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0001.160122T1500Z-160123T0600Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 406 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CREATE WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
6 follow-up statements
018 WHUS42 KTBW 222141 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 441 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-230545- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0002.160123T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 441 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTHE WAKE OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR DANGEROUS SURF AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF... * COASTAL FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO LARGE WAVES AND HIGH SURF. THE LARGE WAVES COMBINED ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH LARGE SURF WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF IS ALSO EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * HIGH SURF...SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF LARGE SURF MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THEN ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND LARGE BREAKING SURF WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-230545- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160123T0600Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 441 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTHE WAKE OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR BUILDING WAVES AND SWELL OFFSHORE...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION... * COASTAL FLOODING...THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CREATE WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS...RESULTING IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
449 WHUS42 KTBW 230144 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 844 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-231200- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 844 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR DANGEROUS SURF AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF... * COASTAL FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO LARGE WAVES AND HIGH SURF. THE LARGE WAVES COMBINED ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH LARGE SURF WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF IS ALSO EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * HIGH SURF...SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF LARGE SURF MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THEN ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND LARGE BREAKING SURF WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-230600- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160123T0600Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 844 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ..COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR BUILDING WAVES AND SWELL OFFSHORE...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION... * COASTAL FLOODING...THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CREATE WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS...RESULTING IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
460 WHUS42 KTBW 230444 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1144 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-231200- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 1144 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR DANGEROUS SURF AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF... * COASTAL FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO LARGE WAVES AND HIGH SURF. THE LARGE WAVES COMBINED ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH LARGE SURF WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF IS ALSO EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * HIGH SURF...SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF LARGE SURF MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THEN ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND LARGE BREAKING SURF WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-231200- /O.EXT.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160123T1200Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 1144 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR BUILDING WAVES AND SWELL OFFSHORE...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION... * COASTAL FLOODING...THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CREATE WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS...RESULTING IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
072 WHUS42 KTBW 230937 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 437 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-232100- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 437 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.. ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE TODAY AND RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL LIKELY OCCUR ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.... * COASTAL FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO LARGE WAVES AND HIGH SURF. THE LARGE WAVES COMBINED ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH LARGE SURF WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF IS ALSO EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * HIGH SURF...SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF LARGE SURF MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THEN ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND LARGE BREAKING SURF WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-232100- /O.EXT.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T0300Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 437 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE TODAY AND RESULT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... * COASTAL FLOODING...THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CREATE WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS...RESULTING IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
286 WHUS42 KTBW 240309 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1009 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-241115- /O.EXP.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 1009 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... * HIGH SURF...SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF LARGE SURF MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THEN ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND LARGE BREAKING SURF WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-240415- /O.EXP.KTBW.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T0300Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 1009 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING HAS ENDED. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
075 WHUS42 KTBW 240845 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 345 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-241500- /O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160124T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 345 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH SURF...SURF OF UP TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF LARGE SURF MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY. BUT ONSHORE FLOW AND BREAKING SURF WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf advisory went out at Jan 21, 9:03 PM EST, 7 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 9:03 PM EST, 7 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
903 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016
...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY...
...STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING SEAS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...
...GULF BEACH EROSION THREAT THIS WEEKEND...
.UPDATE...
WATCHING THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE NATION
THIS EVENING...AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY. CLOSER TO HOME...CONDITIONS OVER THE PENINSULA OF FLORIDA
CONTINUE TO BE BENIGN WITH MOISTURE RETURNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
CURRENT FORECAST CONTINUES TO MESH WELL WITH OBSERVED TRENDS AND
EXPECTED TIMING OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW. NO MAJOR CHANGES IN
FORECAST PHILOSOPHY WITH THIS UPDATE...JUST MINOR TWEAKS TO THE
HOURLY GRIDS BASED OFF THE OBSERVED TRENDS AND LATEST MODEL
GUIDANCE.
ONE AREA I WILL ALLOW THE NEXT SHIFT TO ADDRESS IS THE NEED FOR A
COASTAL FLOOD/BEACH HAZARDS PRODUCT. HIGH SURF BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL BE WELL ABOVE ANYTHING THE AREA HAS EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS WITH 10 FEET BEING POSSIBLE AT AREA BEACHES. THIS WILL
CREATE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF BEACH EROSION ALONG THE BEACHES OF
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE STRONG WINDS AND MAD SEAS
WILL ALSO CREATE A DANGEROUS THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE
SWIMMING AT AREA BEACHES HAZARDOUS.
THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS APPEAR TO BE AFTER
SUNRISE ON FRIDAY FROM TAMPA BAY NORTHWARD. THE STORM PREDICTION
CENTER HAS MUCH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE WEATHER AND DISCUSSES THIS FURTHER IN THEIR LATEST DAY 2
CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK /SWODY2/. THE BEST DYNAMICS CONTINUE TO BE
EVIDENT IN THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SLIGHT RISK ISSUED BY SPC.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR TO START THE PERIOD...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING AS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE TERMINALS ON FRIDAY MORNING AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH
ENOUGH TO INTRODUCE ANY RESTRICTIONS LOWER THAN MVFR...BUT
IFR/LIFR CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH HEAVY RAINS DURING STORMS IF
THEY IMPACT A TERMINAL DIRECTLY. CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE
BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS COULD PRESENT MORE
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AT ALL TERMINALS BY END OF TAF PERIOD.
&&
.MARINE...
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE OVER THE COMING HOURS AS WINDS BEGIN
TO INCREASE AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS OVERTAKE THE
WATERS. WENT AHEAD AND UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING
AND TWEAKED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO INCLUDE TAMPA BAY AND
CHARLOTTE HARBOR/PINE ISLAND SOUND AS WELL. CONDITIONS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS FOR MARINERS THROUGH SATURDAY AT A MINIMUM...WITH SLOW
IMPROVEMENT LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA 60 70 51 56 / 10 90 30 30
FMY 61 73 57 64 / 20 90 20 20
GIF 59 71 50 58 / 0 90 20 10
SRQ 61 69 55 60 / 10 90 30 30
BKV 56 69 48 53 / 0 90 30 30
SPG 62 70 53 58 / 10 90 30 30
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS
FL OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO
SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH
TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD
TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS
FL OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO
SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH
TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD
TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
TAMPA BAY WATERS.
&&
UPDATE/AVIATION/MARINE...02/GARCIA
DECISION SUPPORT SERVICES...84/AUSTIN
DATA COLLECTION/UPPER AIR...18/FLEMINGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 7:48 PM EST, 8 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 748 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165- 239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870- 873-876-230100- SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY- COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS- INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE- INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS- CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 748 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A STRONG FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND THE GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO THE WEE MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...BUT SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN OFFSHORE UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ...MARINE IMPACTS... STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL BEGIN OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEREAFTER...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SPREAD EASTWARD COVERING ALL OF THE NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS BY SUNRISE...WITH WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET OFFSHORE. IN ADDITION...STRONG TO SEVERE MARINE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. LOCALLY SEVERE WINDS AND WATERSPOUTS MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY FRIDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...THOUGH A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO MAY ALSO OCCUR. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING. STORMS SHOULD RAPIDLY EXIT THE REGION BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM IMPACTS THE REGION. ...MARINE IMPACTS... VERY DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING FRONT...ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL GENERATE VERY LARGE WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG ALL OF THE FLORIDA WEST COAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED ON FRIDAY. AUSTIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | TBW | 50 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:06 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy and 4 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:06 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 60 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:58 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 47 min | |
| Jan 22, 7:43 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 62 min | |
| Jan 22, 8:02 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 43 min | |
| Jan 22, 8:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Sarasota | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 8:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco | 38 min |
| Jan 22, 8:27 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 48 min | |
| Jan 22, 8:42 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 48 min | |
| Jan 22, 8:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto | 39 min |
| Jan 22, 8:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 9:10 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 50 min | |
| Jan 22, 9:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 9:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | DeSoto, Highlands | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 9:50 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 55 min | |
| Jan 22, 9:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 10:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 33 hr |
| Jan 22, 10:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Hernando | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 26 min |
| Jan 22, 10:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 38 min |
| Jan 22, 10:40 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 50 min | |
| Jan 22, 10:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pinellas | 32 min |
| Jan 22, 11:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 55 min |
| Jan 22, 11:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 15 min |
| Jan 22, 11:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 11:28 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 62 min | |
| Jan 22, 11:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 12:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 34 min |
| Jan 22, 12:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 63 min |
| Jan 22, 4:07 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 27 hr |
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High Surf Advisories in Florida, 2016Every high surf advisory in 2016
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.