Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Jan 28, 2016, 8:14 PM EST (01:14 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 28, 2016, 10:00 PM EST

Expired

Jan 29, 2016, 10:00 PM EST

In force

24 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 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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370 
WHUS42 KTBW 290114
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
814 PM EST THU JAN 28 2016

FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-290930-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0007.160129T0300Z-160130T0300Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
814 PM EST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. 

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

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH FRIDAY
  AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF A
  COLD FRONT. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING
  SURF WHICH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT DANGEROUS RIP
  CURRENTS ALONG 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. 

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.

&&

$$


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601 
WHUS42 KTBW 290837
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
337 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2016

FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-300300-
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160130T0300Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
337 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE
  DAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE
  OF A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE LARGE
  BREAKING SURF WHICH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF FREQUENT
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG 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.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA

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