Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2017
Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Apr 4, 2017, 3:18 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2017, 3:18 AM EDT (07:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 07:17 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, 7.3 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
- 66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -354 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
259 WHUS42 KTBW 040718 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 318 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-050200- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0015.170404T0718Z-170405T0200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 318 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH EARLY 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... 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
7 follow-up statements
575 WHUS42 KTBW 041958 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 358 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-060200- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170406T0200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 358 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
241 WHUS42 KTBW 050745 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 345 AM EDT WED APR 5 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-060200- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170406T0200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 345 AM EDT WED APR 5 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH EARLY 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... 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
047 WHUS42 KTBW 051852 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 252 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-071500- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170407T1500Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 252 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
364 WHUS42 KTBW 062029 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 429 PM EDT THU APR 6 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-071500- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170407T1500Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 429 PM EDT THU APR 6 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
348 WHUS42 KTBW 070845 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 445 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-080000- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170408T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
825 WHUS42 KTBW 071830 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 230 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-080900- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170408T0900Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 230 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
394 WHUS42 KTBW 080900 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 500 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-081000- /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-170408T0900Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 500 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS ON THE GULF OR MEXICO HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOWERING OF THE RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 50 min | |
| Apr 4, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 47 min | |
| Apr 4, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 45 min | |
| Apr 4, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 53 min | |
| Apr 4, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 37 min | |
| Apr 4, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 57 min | |
| Apr 4, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus | 52 min |
| Apr 4, 5:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus | 19 min |
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.