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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

February 23, 2017Charlotte County, Sarasota County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 23, 2017, 1:37 PM EST for Charlotte County, Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2017, 1:37 PM EST (18:37 UTC)
Expired
Feb 27, 2017, 8:31 PM EST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Counties Charlotte County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2017-02-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-02-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
642 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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382 
WHUS42 KTBW 231837
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
137 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

FLZ160-240300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0005.170223T1837Z-170228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-
137 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR COASTAL SARASOTA COUNTY, WHICH IS IN 
EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

  FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT 
  HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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 SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

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...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.

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. 

&&

$$

FLZ162-240300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0005.170223T1837Z-170228T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
137 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO 
BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE 
TONIGHT. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

  FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT 
  HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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:...

SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY:BAY REGIONS...POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

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...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.

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. 

&&

$$

FLZ165-240300-
/O.EXA.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
COASTAL LEE-
137 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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...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.

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-240300-
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-
137 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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...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
8 follow-up statements
403 
WHUS42 KTBW 232006
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
306 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

FLZ160-240900-
/O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-
306 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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...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.

&&

$$

FLZ162-240900-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
306 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

 FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT  
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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: 

SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

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...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.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-165-240900-
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL LEE-
306 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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...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
992 
WHUS42 KTBW 240140
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
840 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

FLZ160-240900-
/O.EXA.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-
840 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A 
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR FLORIDA RED TIDE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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 SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

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...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.

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.


&&

$$

FLZ162-240900-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
840 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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: 

SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY: BAY REGIONS...POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND 
SATURDAY.

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...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.

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.

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-165-240900-
/O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL LEE-
840 PM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. 

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...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.

&&

$$


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833 
WHUS42 KTBW 240801
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
301 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

FLZ160-162-241615-
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME  
COASTAL AREAS.

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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 SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

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. 

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-165-240915-
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL LEE-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 


$$


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082 
WHUS42 KTBW 240820 CCA
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
320 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

FLZ160-162-242030-
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
/O.COR.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
320 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME  
COASTAL AREAS.

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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 SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY.
SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.


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. 

&&

$$

FLZ050-151-155-165-240930-
/O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170224T0900Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL LEE-
320 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 


$$


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258 
WHUS42 KTBW 250048
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
748 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

FLZ160-162-260300-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
748 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS.

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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 SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE SATURDAY. 
SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY: GULF COAST...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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
670 
WHUS42 KTBW 260651
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
151 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2017

FLZ160-162-270400-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
151 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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 SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE MONDAY. 
SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY: GULF COAST...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.

&&

$$


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619 
WHUS42 KTBW 270304
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1004 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017

FLZ160-162-280300-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
1004 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME 
  COASTAL AREAS. 

FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB.

* 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 SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE MONDAY. 
SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$


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889 
WHUS42 KTBW 280131
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
831 PM EST MON FEB 27 2017

FLZ160-162-280245-
/O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170228T0300Z/
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-
831 PM EST MON FEB 27 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS CANCELLED
THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

* 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 SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...NONE.

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.

&&

$$

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