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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 17, 2019, 3:38 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 18, 2019, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2019, 3:38 PM EST (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2019, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2019, 4:00 PM EST
- 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 20:40 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, 8.6 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
- 777 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted.
454 WHUS42 KTBW 172038 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 338 PM EST Tue Dec 17 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-180445- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0027.191218T1200Z-191219T2100Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 338 PM EST Tue Dec 17 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents early Wednesday through Thursday afternoon. * 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
4 follow-up statements
839 WHUS42 KTBW 180841 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 341 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-191000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0027.191218T1200Z-191219T2100Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 341 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents today through Thursday afternoon. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions at area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
137 WHUS42 KTBW 181247 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 747 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-182100- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0006.191218T1247Z-191219T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-191219T2100Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 747 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect until 4 AM EST Thursday. * HIGH SURF...Breaking waves up to 5 to 7 feet are expected along area beaches. * HIGH SURF TIMING...This morning through early Thursday morning. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Large breaking waves will produce very dangerous conditions along area beaches. Venturing into the surf is not recommended. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents today through Thursday afternoon. * 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
306 WHUS42 KTBW 182018 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 318 PM EST Wed Dec 18 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-190430- /O.CAN.KTBW.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-191219T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-191219T2100Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 318 PM EST Wed Dec 18 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has cancelled the High Surf Advisory. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents today through Thursday afternoon. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions at area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
718 WHUS42 KTBW 190948 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 448 AM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-192100- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-191219T2100Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 448 AM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Continued wave action will create rip currents through this afternoon. * 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 5:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| Dec 17, 6:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pinellas | 25 min |
| Dec 17, 6:38 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 37 min |
Nearby
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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.