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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

June 12, 2018Sarasota County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 12, 2018, 1:51 PM EDT for Sarasota County, Florida. It took effect at Jun 12, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 56 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2018, 1:51 PM EDT (17:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 12, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 14, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
56 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

County Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 58 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 12:00Z on 2018-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 875 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 12:00Z on 2018-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
875 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
878 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

882 
WHUS42 KTBW 121751
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
151 PM EDT Tue Jun 12 2018

FLZ160-130600-
/O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0003.180612T1800Z-180615T0200Z/
Coastal Sarasota-
151 PM EDT Tue Jun 12 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a
Beach Hazards Statement for high respiratory irritation, which is
in effect through Thursday 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 Northern and Southern Sarasota County: 
  Gulf coast...possible Tuesday and Wednesday.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA
FORECAST: FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT 
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

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.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM 
OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 18002221222. 

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
" 

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/tampa
3 follow-up statements
993 
WHUS42 KTBW 130054
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
854 PM EDT Tue Jun 12 2018

FLZ160-130900-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180615T0200Z/
Coastal Sarasota-
854 PM EDT Tue Jun 12 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
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 Northern and Southern Sarasota County: Gulf
  coast...possible Wednesday and Thursday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA
FORECAST: FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT
HTTP://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

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.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM OR CALL
THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 18002221222.

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 "

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/tampa
844 
WHUS42 KTBW 131606
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1206 PM EDT Wed Jun 13 2018

FLZ160-140200-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180615T0200Z/
Coastal Sarasota-
1206 PM EDT Wed Jun 13 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

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

For red tide forecast information visit
https://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 Northern and Southern Sarasota County:  
  Gulf coast...possible Today and Thursday. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA
FORECAST: FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT

HTTPS://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED BEACHES
BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND DATA: 
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS

HTTPS://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.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM 

OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 18002221222.

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

&&

$$

https://www.weather.gov/tampabay
704 
WHUS42 KTBW 140025
CFWTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
825 PM EDT Wed Jun 13 2018

FLZ160-150200-
/O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180615T0200Z/
Coastal Sarasota-
825 PM EDT Wed Jun 13 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

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

For red tide forecast information visit
https://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 Northern and Southern Sarasota County: 
  Gulf coast...possible Thursday. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA
FORECAST: FOR RED TIDE FORECAST INFORMATION VISIT

HTTPS://TIDESANDCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV/HAB (ALL LOWER CASE).

FLORIDA RED TIDE OBSERVATIONS...YOU CAN FIND UNAFFECTED BEACHES
BY CHECKING REPORTS OF RECENT...LOCAL OBSERVATIONS AND DATA: MOTE
MARINE LABORATORY DAILY BEACH CONDITIONS

HTTPS://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.MYFLORIDAEH.COM/MEDICINE/AQUATIC/REDTIDE.HTM

OR CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER: 18002221222.

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

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/tampa

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

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Jun 12, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPinellas36 min

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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.