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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 7, 2018, 3:22 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 7, 2018, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2018, 3:22 AM EST (08:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2018, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2018, 2:50 AM EST
- In force
- 44 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 08:23 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, 8.4 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
- 1540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
437 WHUS42 KTBW 070822 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 322 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-080000- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0005.180307T1200Z-180308T1200Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 322 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 7 AM EST this morning through Thursday morning. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Strong northwest winds and increased wave action along the coast will support a high risk of rip currents along area beaches today and tonight. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
5 follow-up statements
841 WHUS42 KTBW 071947 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 247 PM EST Wed Mar 7 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-081200- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-180308T1200Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 247 PM EST Wed Mar 7 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Strong northwest winds and increased wave action along the coast will support a high risk of rip currents along area beaches today and tonight. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
629 WHUS42 KTBW 080813 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 313 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-081615- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-180309T1200Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 313 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Strong northwest winds and increased wave action along the coast will continue to support a high risk of rip currents along area beaches today and tonight. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
751 WHUS42 KTBW 081353 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 853 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-082200- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-180309T1200Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 853 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Strong northwest winds with increased wave action along the coast will continue to support a high risk of rip currents along area beaches today and tonight. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
597 WHUS42 KTBW 081956 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 256 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-091200- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-180309T1200Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 256 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Strong northwest winds with increased wave action along the coast will continue to support a high risk of rip currents along area beaches today and tonight. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches. 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
637 WHUS42 KTBW 090750 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 250 AM EST Fri Mar 9 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-090900- /O.CAN.KTBW.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-180309T1200Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 250 AM EST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 11:23 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 8 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:44 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 6 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.