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Rip Current Statement 25, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 30, 2019, 1:20 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 1, 2019, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 55 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2019, 1:20 PM EST (18:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2019, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2019, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 55 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 18:23 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, 6.3 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
- 1602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
566 WHUS42 KTBW 301820 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 120 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-010230- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0025.191201T1700Z-191204T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 120 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents Sunday afternoon through Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions at 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
4 follow-up statements
337 WHUS42 KTBW 011024 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 524 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-011830- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0005.191202T0000Z-191203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0025.191201T1700Z-191204T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 524 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 7 PM this evening to 1 AM EST Tuesday. * HIGH SURF...5 to 7 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...This evening through late Monday night. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Wind driven surf will create dangerous rip currents. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents Sunday afternoon through Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions at area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
923 WHUS42 KTBW 011921 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 221 PM EST Sun Dec 1 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-021000- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0005.191202T0000Z-191203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-191204T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 221 PM EST Sun Dec 1 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY... * HIGH SURF...5 to 7 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...This evening through late Monday night. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Wind driven surf will create dangerous rip currents. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents Sunday afternoon through Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions at 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. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
193 WHUS42 KTBW 021040 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 540 AM EST Mon Dec 2 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-030600- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-191203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-191204T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 540 AM EST Mon Dec 2 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * HIGH SURF...5 to 7 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Through late tonight. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Wind driven surf will create dangerous rip currents. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents through Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions at area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
286 WHUS42 KTBW 030711 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 211 AM EST Tue Dec 3 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-040000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-191204T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 211 AM EST Tue Dec 3 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents through this evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions at 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
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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.