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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 4, 2018Lee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at May 4, 2018, 9:01 PM EDT for Lee County, Florida. It took effect at May 6, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2018, 9:01 PM EDT (01:01 UTC)
In effect from
May 6, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 7, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
46 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

County Lee County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 132 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2018-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2018-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1484 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

139 
WHUS42 KTBW 050101
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
901 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

FLZ165-060400-
/O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0002.180506T0400Z-180507T0400Z/
Coastal Lee-
901 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a
Beach Hazards Statement for high respiratory irritation, which is
in effect from late Saturday night through Sunday evening. 

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...Possible respiratory irritation in some 
  coastal areas. 

  For red tide forecast information visit 
  http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE 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:...Coastal Southern Lee County:
  Gulf coast and bay regions...possible Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.html 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. 

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/tampa
2 follow-up statements
252 
WHUS42 KTBW 052336
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
736 PM EDT Sat May 5 2018

FLZ165-070200-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0002.180506T0400Z-180507T0400Z/
Coastal Lee-
736 PM EDT Sat May 5 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...Possible respiratory irritation in some 
  coastal areas. 

 For red tide forecast information visit  
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE 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:...Coastal Southern Lee County: Gulf coast and bay 
  regions...possible Sunday and Monday. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.html 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.

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/tampa
600 
WHUS42 KTBW 062331
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
731 PM EDT Sun May 6 2018

FLZ165-080200-
/O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-180508T0200Z/
Coastal Lee-
731 PM EDT Sun May 6 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...Possible respiratory irritation in some 
  coastal areas. 

For red tide forecast information visit
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab.

* FLORIDA RED TIDE 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:...Coastal Southern Lee County: Gulf coast and bay
  regions...possible Monday. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.html 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.

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/tampa

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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.