Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 9, 2019, 2:51 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2019, 2:51 PM EDT (18:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 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
- 1023 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 880 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
309 WHUS42 KTBW 091851 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 251 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-100800- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0014.190709T1851Z-190711T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 251 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Wednesday evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this afternoon through Wednesday evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are possible. 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
6 follow-up statements
871 WHUS42 KTBW 100827 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-101630- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-190712T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this afternoon through Thursday evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are possible. Always swim near a lifeguard, and never swim alone! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
151 WHUS42 KTBW 101850 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 250 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-110830- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-190712T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 250 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents along area beaches through Thursday evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are possible. 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
959 WHUS42 KTBW 102341 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 741 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-111200- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-190712T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 741 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents along area beaches through Thursday evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are possible. Always swim near a lifeguard, and never swim alone! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
207 WHUS42 KTBW 110818 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 418 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-111630- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-190713T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 418 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents along area beaches through Friday evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are possible. 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. && $$
014 WHUS42 KTBW 111222 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 822 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-120500- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-190713T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 822 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents along area beaches through Friday evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are possible. Always swim near a lifeguard, and never swim alone! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
938 WHUS42 KTBW 120844 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 444 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-130000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-190713T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 444 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents along area beaches through this evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Life threatening Rip Currents are possible. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 12:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 83 min |
| Jul 9, 1:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 88 min |
| Jul 9, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 29 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2019Every rip current statement in 2019
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.