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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 14, 2018, 6:40 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 68 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2018, 6:40 AM EST (11:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2018, 3:00 AM EST
- In force
- 68 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 11:41 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 00:00Z, 11.7 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
930 WHUS42 KTBW 141140 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 640 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-151100- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0022.181214T1140Z-181218T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 640 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Monday evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents along area beaches through Monday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are likely through Monday. Always swim near a lifeguard, and never swim alone! 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampabay
3 follow-up statements
575 WHUS42 KTBW 151008 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 508 AM EST Sat Dec 15 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-161200- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-181218T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 508 AM EST Sat Dec 15 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents along area beaches through Monday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are likely through Monday. Always swim near a lifeguard, and never swim alone! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
553 WHUS42 KTBW 151914 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 214 PM EST Sat Dec 15 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-161800- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0006.181215T2100Z-181216T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-181218T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 214 PM EST Sat Dec 15 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM EST Sunday. * HIGH SURF...Large breaking waves of 3 to 5 feet or higher. * HIGH SURF TIMING...This afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...High surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents along area beaches through Monday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are likely through Monday. Always swim near a lifeguard, and never swim alone! 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. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
672 WHUS42 KTBW 161853 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 153 PM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-170800- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-181217T0800Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 153 PM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Wave action will keep rip currents along area beaches through late tonight. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are likely through Monday. Always swim near a lifeguard, and never swim alone! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ https://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 14, 5:45 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 45 min | |
| Dec 14, 6:30 AM EST | Flood Watch | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Pasco, Sumter | 22 hr |
| Dec 14, 6:31 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 44 min | |
| Dec 14, 7:17 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 58 min | |
| Dec 14, 1:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 49 min | |
| Dec 14, 2:12 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 93 min | |
| Dec 14, 2:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus | 48 min |
| Dec 14, 3:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Citrus, Levy | 80 min |
| Dec 14, 3:51 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 84 min | |
| Dec 14, 4:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 41 min |
| Dec 14, 5:44 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 61 min | |
| Dec 14, 6:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy | 82 min |
| Dec 14, 6:58 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 62 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.