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Rip Current Statement 28, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 29, 2016, 2:21 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 30, 2016, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2016, 2:21 AM EST (07:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2016, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 18 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 07:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1385 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
918 WHUS42 KTBW 290721 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 221 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-300300- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.161230T0600Z-161231T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0028.161230T0600Z-161231T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 221 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HIGH SURF...3 TO 5 FEET * HIGH SURF TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WITH ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
3 follow-up statements
628 WHUS42 KTBW 291926 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 226 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-300400- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.161230T0600Z-161231T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0028.161230T0600Z-161231T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 226 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH SURF...3 TO 5 FEET * HIGH SURF TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WITH ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
921 WHUS42 KTBW 300135 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 835 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-310000- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.161230T0600Z-161231T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0028.161230T0600Z-161231T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 835 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH SURF...3 TO 5 FEET * HIGH SURF TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WITH ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
388 WHUS42 KTBW 300912 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 412 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-310000- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161231T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-161231T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 412 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH SURF...3 TO 5 FEET * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WITH ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 8:51 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Pasco | 12 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:51 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:21 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 41 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 36 hr | |
| Dec 29, 5:43 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough and 8 more | 8 hr |
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.