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Rip Current Statement 36, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 12, 2017, 3:32 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 12, 2017, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2017, 3:32 AM EST (08:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2017, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2017, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 29 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 08:33 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, 8.5 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
- 3006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
965 WHUS42 KTBW 120832 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 332 AM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-130000- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0036.171212T1500Z-171213T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 332 AM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 10 AM EST this morning through this evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this morning through this evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches today and this evening. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
4 follow-up statements
152 WHUS42 KTBW 122016 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 316 PM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-131100- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-171213T2000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents into Wednesday afternoon. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches today and this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampabay
261 WHUS42 KTBW 130147 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 847 PM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-131800- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-171213T2000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 847 PM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increased wave action will create rip currents into Wednesday afternoon. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches today and this evening. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
982 WHUS42 KTBW 130826 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 326 AM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-132000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-171213T2000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 326 AM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Elevated wave action will continue to support an high risk of rip currents through this afternoon. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches today. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
934 WHUS42 KTBW 131937 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 237 PM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-132045- /O.EXP.KTBW.RP.S.0036.000000T0000Z-171213T2000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 237 PM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Elevated wave action will continue to decrease through this afternoon. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches through 3 PM EST this afternoon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 7:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 35 hr |
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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.