Rip Current Statement 26, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Nov 26, 2016, 3:55 AM EST (08:55 UTC)

In effect from

Nov 26, 2016, 12:00 PM EST

Expired

Nov 26, 2016, 7:00 PM EST

In force

7 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

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488 
WHUS42 KTBW 260855
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
355 AM EST SAT NOV 26 2016

FLZ160-270000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0026.161126T1700Z-161127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161129T0300Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-
355 AM EST SAT NOV 26 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA
  BEACHES.

* 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: 

 NORTHERN/SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...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.

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. 

HIGH RISK... RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING
THE WATER. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL SWIMMERS.

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-162-165-270000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0026.161126T1700Z-161127T0000Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
COASTAL LEE-
355 AM EST SAT NOV 26 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA
  BEACHES.

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. 

HIGH RISK... RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING
THE WATER. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL SWIMMERS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

268 
WHUS42 KTBW 270007
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
707 PM EST SAT NOV 26 2016

FLZ160-280000-
/O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-161127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-161129T0300Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-
707 PM EST SAT NOV 26 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

* 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: 

NORTHERN/SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...POSSIBLE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

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.


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. 

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-162-165-270115-
/O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-161127T0000Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
COASTAL LEE-
707 PM EST SAT NOV 26 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...


$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

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