Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2017
Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Feb 16, 2017, 2:20 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2017, 2:20 AM EST (07:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2017, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 17 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 07:19 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
- 41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
670 WHUS42 KTBW 160720 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 220 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 FLZ160-170500- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0009.170216T0720Z-170217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170217T0500Z/ COASTAL SARASOTA- 220 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. * RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME COASTAL AREAS. FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. * FLORIDA RED TIDE HIGH RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA... EMPHYSEMA...AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IRRITATION MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO AN UNAFFECTED BEACH NEARBY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA FORECAST:... NORTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE THURSDAY. 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. FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED BEACHES BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND DATA: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS. FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL- HEALTH/AQUATIC- TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTM OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER AT: 1 800 222 1222. INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. 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. && $$ FLZ050-151-155-162-165-170000- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0009.170216T0720Z-170217T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL CHARLOTTE- COASTAL LEE- 220 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
1 follow-up statement
016 WHUS42 KTBW 161924 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 224 PM EST THU FEB 16 2017 FLZ160-170330- /O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170219T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170217T0000Z/ COASTAL SARASOTA- 224 PM EST THU FEB 16 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. * RED TIDE HAZARDS...POSSIBLE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IN SOME COASTAL AREAS. FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB. * FLORIDA RED TIDE HIGH RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING...SNEEZING...AND TEARING EYES. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA... EMPHYSEMA...AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE. IRRITATION MAY VARY LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE UNCOMFORTABLE SYMPTOMS...CONSIDER GOING TO AN UNAFFECTED BEACH NEARBY. * FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA FORECAST:... NORTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY: GULF COAST...POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED BEACHES BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND DATA: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS HTTP://WWW.MOTE.ORG/BEACHES AND THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) RED TIDE STATUS HTTP://MYFWC.COM/REDTIDESTATUS. FLORIDA RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION...CONSULT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: HTTP://WWW.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL- HEALTH/AQUATIC- TOXINS/RED-TIDE.HTM OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER AT: 1 800 222 1222. INCLUSION OF EXTERNAL LINKS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)/(NOAA) OF THESE EXTERNAL WEB SITES OR THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN. FLORIDA RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES...RED TIDE FORECASTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE FWC AND MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. 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. && $$ FLZ050-151-155-162-165-170000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170217T0000Z/ PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL CHARLOTTE- COASTAL LEE- 224 PM EST THU FEB 16 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE IN THE SURF ZONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL... FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 5 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.