Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Jan 17, 2016, 10:02 PM EST (03:02 UTC)

Expired

Jan 18, 2016, 10:00 AM EST

In force

12 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 Tampa radar (KTBW), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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815 
WHUS42 KTBW 180302
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1002 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

FLZ155-160-181500-
/O.EXP.KTBW.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KTBW.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KTBW.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.SU.W.0002.160118T0302Z-160118T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0005.160118T0302Z-160118T1500Z/
COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
1002 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-162-165-181500-
/O.EXP.KTBW.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KTBW.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.SU.W.0002.160118T0302Z-160118T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0005.160118T0302Z-160118T1500Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
1002 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ139-142-148-149-180415-
/O.EXP.KTBW.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T0300Z/
COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-
1002 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AS THEY BECOME MORE NORTHERLY...REDUCING
THE THREAT OF FLOODING.

$$


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