Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2017
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jan 6, 2017, 3:00 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 7, 2017, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2017, 3:00 PM EST (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2017, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2017, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 34 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 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
824 WHUS42 KTBW 062000 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-072100- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0001.170107T1400Z-170109T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0001.170107T1400Z-170109T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 300 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HIGH SURF...3 TO 5 FEET. * HIGH SURF TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WITH ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY
3 follow-up statements
415 WHUS42 KTBW 072001 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 301 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-090000- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 301 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HIGH SURF...3 TO 5 FEET. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WITH ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
609 WHUS42 KTBW 080831 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 331 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-082330- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 331 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...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 SUNDAY 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 SUNDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
024 WHUS42 KTBW 081951 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 251 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-090000- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 251 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HIGH SURF...3 TO 5 FEET. * HIGH SURF TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WITH ROUGH SURF IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 3:03 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota | 7 hr |
| Jan 6, 7:56 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | TBW | 3 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:59 PM EST | Gale Watch | TBW | 15 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 67 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 52 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2017Every rip current statement in 2017
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.