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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 31, 20166 counties in Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 31, 2016, 7:53 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 31, 2016, 7:53 PM EDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired
Sep 2, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
48 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 23:53 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 12:00Z, 11.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 186 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 2016-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
661 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

802 
WHUS42 KTBW 312353
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
753 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016

FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-020200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0008.160831T2353Z-160902T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0022.160831T2353Z-160902T0200Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
753 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THURSDAY.
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* HIGH SURF...3 TO 6 FEET.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED AT ALL AREA BEACHES.

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT
  RANGE ALONG WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK
  OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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
723 
WHUS42 KTBW 010942
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
542 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

FLZ050-151-155-160-020200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.CF.Y.0004.160901T1700Z-160902T1700Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160902T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-160902T0200Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
542 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EDT FRIDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
  GROUND LEVEL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WITHIN THE COASTAL
  FLOOD ADVISORY AREA. AREAS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED WILL BE
  BAYSHORE BOULEVARD...ANNA MARIA ISLAND.

* COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...FROM 1 PM TODAY THROUGH 1 PM ON FRIDAY
  AND MAINLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
  ROADWAYS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.

* HIGH SURF...3 TO 6 FEET.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED AT ALL AREA BEACHES. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT 
  RANGE ALONG WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK 
  OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

FLZ162-165-020200-
/O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160902T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-160902T0200Z/
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
542 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* HIGH SURF...3 TO 6 FEET.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED AT ALL AREA BEACHES. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT 
  RANGE ALONG WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK 
  OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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
072 
WHUS42 KTBW 011747
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
147 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

FLZ050-151-155-160-011900-
/O.CAN.KTBW.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160902T1700Z/
/O.CAN.KTBW.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160902T0200Z/
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-160902T0200Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
147 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. 

$$

FLZ162-165-021900-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160902T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-160902T1900Z/
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
147 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* HIGH SURF...3 TO 6 FEET.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED AT ALL AREA BEACHES. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT 
  RANGE ALONG WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK 
  OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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
824 
WHUS42 KTBW 021519
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1119 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

FLZ050-151-155-160-022330-
/O.EXB.KTBW.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
1119 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* HIGH SURF...3 TO 6 FEET.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED AT ALL AREA BEACHES. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT 
  RANGE ALONG WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK 
  OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ162-165-022330-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
1119 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HIGH SURF...3 TO 6 FEET.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED AT ALL AREA BEACHES. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT 
  RANGE ALONG WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK 
  OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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
803 
WHUS42 KTBW 021932
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
332 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-030000-
/O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-160903T0000Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
332 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HIGH SURF...3 TO 6 FEET.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED AT ALL AREA BEACHES. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT 
  RANGE ALONG WITH A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK 
  OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 10:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough8 days
Aug 30, 10:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough7 days
Aug 30, 10:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWPasco7 days
Aug 30, 10:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWPasco17 days
Aug 30, 10:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee4 days
Aug 30, 10:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHardee4 days
Aug 30, 10:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWDeSoto13 days
Aug 30, 10:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWDeSoto4 days
Aug 31, 3:15 AM EDTFlood WatchTBWCitrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Manatee, Pasco and 3 more56 hr
Aug 31, 5:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPinellas31 min
Aug 31, 5:59 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Pasco54 hr
Aug 31, 6:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWPinellas2 hr
Aug 31, 9:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWPinellas112 min
Aug 31, 11:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWManatee37 min
Aug 31, 11:41 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW34 min
Aug 31, 11:49 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWHillsborough35 hr
Aug 31, 12:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWPinellas114 min
Aug 31, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW34 min
Aug 31, 2:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas3 hr
Aug 31, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW24 min
Aug 31, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWManatee37 min
Aug 31, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWCharlotte28 min
Aug 31, 5:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota3 hr
Aug 31, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW58 min
Aug 31, 7:53 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota48 hr
Aug 31, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW47 min

Nearby

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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.