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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 16, 2016, 5:31 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 17, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2016, 5:31 PM EDT (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 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
- 1817 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 816 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
756 WHUS42 KTBW 162131 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 531 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-170900- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0019.160617T1200Z-160618T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 531 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...AN INCREASING WESTERLY WIND FLOW BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. AS THE BUILDING SEAS APPROACH THE COAST THEY WILL PRODUCE SURF OF 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AREA BEACHES. THIS INCREASED SURF WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
4 follow-up statements
826 WHUS42 KTBW 170745 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 345 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-172000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0019.160617T1200Z-160618T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 345 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...AN INCREASING WESTERLY WIND FLOW BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE STATE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. AS THE BUILDING SEAS APPROACH THE COAST THEY WILL PRODUCE SURF OF UP TO 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AREA BEACHES. THIS INCREASED SURF WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
153 WHUS42 KTBW 171940 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 340 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-182100- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-160618T2100Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 340 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...AN INCREASING WESTERLY WIND FLOW BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE STATE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. AS THE BUILDING SEAS APPROACH THE COAST THEY WILL PRODUCE SURF OF UP TO 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AREA BEACHES. THIS INCREASED SURF WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
855 WHUS42 KTBW 180804 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 404 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-181615- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 404 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WAVES OF 2 TO 3 FEET...PROMOTING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
020 WHUS42 KTBW 181339 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 939 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-190000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 939 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WAVES OF 2 TO 3 FEET...PROMOTING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Highlands | 39 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2016Every rip current statement 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.