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Rip Current Statement 20, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at May 23, 2017, 4:13 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at May 23, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2017, 4:13 AM EDT (08:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 48 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 08:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 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
- 82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
563 WHUS42 KTBW 230813 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 413 AM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-250200- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0020.170523T1200Z-170525T0200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 413 AM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT 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...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
4 follow-up statements
917 WHUS42 KTBW 231832 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 232 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-240800- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.A.0001.170524T0600Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170525T0200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- 232 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF WHICH IN TURN WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT 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...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. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-240800- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.A.0001.170524T0600Z-170525T1200Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 232 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ FLZ162-165-240800- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170525T0200Z/ COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 232 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF WHICH IN TURN WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
443 WHUS42 KTBW 240816 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 416 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-242130- /O.CAN.KTBW.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0002.170524T0816Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170525T0200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- 416 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF WHICH IN TURN WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT 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...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. && $$ FLZ148-149-242130- /O.CAN.KTBW.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0002.170524T0816Z-170525T1200Z/ COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 416 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR MINOR FLOODING TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$ FLZ139-142-242130- /O.UPG.KTBW.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.W.0001.170524T0816Z-170524T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0002.170524T2100Z-170525T1200Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS- 416 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDE AROUND NOON TODAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$ FLZ162-165-242130- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170525T0200Z/ COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 416 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF WHICH IN TURN WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
261 WHUS42 KTBW 242106 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 506 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 FLZ139-142-251200- /O.EXP.KTBW.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170524T2100Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS- 506 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDE AROUND NOON TODAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ FLZ050-151-155-160-251200- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- 506 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF WHICH IN TURN WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ162-165-251200- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 506 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF WHICH IN TURN WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT 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...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. && $$ FLZ148-149-251200- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 506 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR MINOR FLOODING TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
850 WHUS42 KTBW 251223 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 823 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-251800- /O.EXP.KTBW.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0021.170525T1223Z-170525T1800Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- 823 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF WHICH IN TURN WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT 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...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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-251330- /O.EXP.KTBW.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO- 823 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... WINDS AND SEAS ON GULF WATERS ARE DECREASING THIS MORNING... ALLOWING WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST TO DROP. $$ FLZ162-165-251800- /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170525T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0021.170525T1223Z-170525T1800Z/ COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 823 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF WHICH IN TURN WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT 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...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:07 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 16 hr |
| May 23, 4:21 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 52 hr | |
| May 23, 2:32 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Manatee, Pasco and 2 more | 14 hr |
| May 23, 2:46 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 41 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.