Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2018
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Mar 20, 2018, 3:28 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 20, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2018, 3:28 AM EDT (07:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2018, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 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 07:25 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, 7.5 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
- 925 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted.
341 WHUS42 KTBW 200728 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 328 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-220300- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0007.180320T1800Z-180322T0300Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 328 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Wednesday evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents from 2 PM this afternoon through 11 PM Wednesday. * 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
3 follow-up statements
610 WHUS42 KTBW 210725 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 325 AM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-220300- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-180322T0300Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 325 AM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Breezy onshore winds and increased wave action will create rip currents through 11 PM this evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
830 WHUS42 KTBW 211443 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1043 AM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-220300- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-180322T0300Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 1043 AM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Breezy onshore winds and increased wave action will create rip currents through 11 PM this evening. * 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. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
148 WHUS42 KTBW 211854 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 254 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-220300- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-180322T0300Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 254 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Breezy onshore winds and increased wave action will continue to create rip currents through this evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will be hazardous for those in the surf zone along area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/tampa
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 8:49 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 61 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:23 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 54 hr | |
| Mar 20, 10:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 54 min | |
| Mar 20, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 62 min | |
| Mar 20, 11:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 44 min |
| Mar 20, 11:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 88 min | |
| Mar 20, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Levy | 52 min |
| Mar 20, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 96 min | |
| Mar 20, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 66 min |
| Mar 20, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 94 min | |
| Mar 20, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pasco, Sumter | 13 min |
| Mar 20, 1:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco | 24 min |
| Mar 20, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 26 min |
| Mar 20, 2:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 25 min |
| Mar 20, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 82 min | |
| Mar 20, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pinellas | 52 min |
| Mar 20, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 34 min | |
| Mar 20, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 67 min | |
| Mar 20, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 37 min |
| Mar 20, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 27 min |
| Mar 20, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hardee | 23 min |
| Mar 20, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 42 min | |
| Mar 20, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hardee | 39 min |
| Mar 20, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 23 min |
| Mar 20, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sarasota | 39 min |
| Mar 20, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 5:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte | 44 min |
| Mar 20, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 85 min | |
| Mar 20, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | DeSoto | 38 min |
| Mar 20, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Highlands | 22 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.