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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 5, 2017, 10:57 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 6, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2017, 10:57 PM EDT (02:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 6, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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 02:58 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, 3.0 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
- 1290 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
949 WHUS42 KTBW 060257 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1057 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 FLZ050-155-160-162-165-070100- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0022.170606T1200Z-170608T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE- COASTAL LEE- 1057 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT TUESDAY 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 TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS AND INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL ENHANCE THE RISK FOR STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
4 follow-up statements
547 WHUS42 KTBW 060742 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 342 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017 FLZ139-142-148-061545- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0003.170606T1400Z-170606T2000Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO- 342 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. $$ FLZ050-155-160-162-165-061545- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0022.170606T1200Z-170608T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE- COASTAL LEE- 342 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS AND INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL ENHANCE THE RISK FOR STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
927 WHUS42 KTBW 061110 AAA CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 710 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017 UPDATED TO ADD COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH FLZ151-080000- /O.EXA.KTBW.RP.S.0022.170606T1200Z-170608T0000Z/ COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH- 710 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS AND INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL ENHANCE THE RISK FOR STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-062000- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0003.170606T1400Z-170606T2000Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO- 710 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. $$ FLZ050-155-160-162-165-080000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0022.170606T1200Z-170608T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE- COASTAL LEE- 710 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS AND INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL ENHANCE THE RISK FOR STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY
788 WHUS42 KTBW 070839 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 439 AM EDT WED JUN 7 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-080000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-170608T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 439 AM EDT WED JUN 7 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS AND INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL ENHANCE THE RISK FOR STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
972 WHUS42 KTBW 080004 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 804 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-080115- /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-170608T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 804 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... DECREASING WIND SPEEDS ON THE GULF OF MEXICO HAVE ALLOWED THE RISK OF RIP CURRENT DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 3:42 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy | 12 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Lee | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 32 min | |
| Jun 6, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hernando | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 65 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 67 min | |
| Jun 6, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | DeSoto, Highlands | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Lee | 67 min |
| Jun 6, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 61 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.