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Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 19, 2017, 2:34 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 19, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2017, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2017, 8:00 PM 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 18:35 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, 6.6 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
- 193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 930 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
794 WHUS42 KTBW 191834 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 234 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-202030- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0024.170620T0000Z-170621T1800Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 234 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...INCREASING WINDS AND WAVE ACTION WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PAY ATTENTION TO 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
4 follow-up statements
004 WHUS42 KTBW 201903 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 303 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-211800- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-170621T1800Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 303 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...BREEZY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED WAVE ACTION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
933 WHUS42 KTBW 210006 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 806 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 FLZ139-142-212100- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0004.170621T1300Z-170621T2100Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS- 806 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY FOR LOCATIONS NORMALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ELEVATED TIDES. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. $$ FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-220000- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-170622T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 806 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...BREEZY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED WAVE ACTION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
538 WHUS42 KTBW 210758 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 358 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2017 FLZ139-142-211600- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0004.170621T1300Z-170621T2100Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS- 358 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM CINDY REMAINS WELL WEST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AS IT HEADS TOWARD TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. HOWEVER...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE STORM HAS ALLOWED FOR INCREASED WATER LEVELS. AS THIS WATER IS PUSHED NORTHWARD COINCIDENT WITH HIGH TIDE...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN A FEW LOCATIONS. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL RISE THROUGH MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY FOR LOCATIONS NORMALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ELEVATED TIDES. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. $$ FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-211600- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-170622T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 358 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...BREEZY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED WAVE ACTION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
555 WHUS42 KTBW 211347 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 947 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2017 FLZ139-142-212100- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170621T2100Z/ COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS- 947 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2017 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS ALONG THE LEVY AND CITRUS COUNTY COASTLINES TODAY. AS THIS WATER IS PUSHED NORTHWARD COINCIDENT WITH HIGH TIDE...SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN A FEW LOCATIONS.... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL RISE THROUGH MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY FOR LOCATIONS NORMALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ELEVATED TIDES. OVERWASH ON TO LOW LYING ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. $$ FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-220000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-170622T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA- COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE- 947 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED WAVE ACTION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE AT AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 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 18, 9:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto | 4 days |
| Jun 19, 4:29 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 25 hr | |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Lee | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sarasota | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 49 min | |
| Jun 19, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 66 min | |
| Jun 19, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 60 min | |
| Jun 19, 4:14 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.