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Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Jun 5, 2020, 11:43 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 6, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 54 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2020, 11:43 AM EDT (15:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 6, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 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 15:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 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
- 125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
670 WHUS42 KTBW 051543 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1143 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-090000- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0003.200606T1800Z-200608T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0003.200606T1200Z-200609T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0021.200606T1800Z-200609T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 1143 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...... * COASTAL FLOODING...Water levels will run between 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...During times of high tide saturday morning through Sunday evening, especially during the Sunday afternoon high tide cycle. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding. * HIGH SURF...Between 4 to 7 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Saturday afternoon through early Monday afternoon. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion possible. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents Saturday afternoon through Monday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ149-090000- /O.NEW.KTBW.CF.S.0003.200606T1200Z-200609T0000Z/ Coastal Pasco- 1143 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...... * COASTAL FLOODING...Water levels will run between 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...During times of high tide saturday morning through Sunday evening, especially during the Sunday afternoon high tide cycle. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding. $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
3 follow-up statements
005 WHUS42 KTBW 061523 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1123 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-071200- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0003.200606T1800Z-200608T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0021.200606T1800Z-200609T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 1123 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Water levels will run between 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...During times of high tide through Sunday evening, especially during the Sunday afternoon high tide cycle. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding. * HIGH SURF...Between 4 to 7 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...This afternoon through early Monday afternoon. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion possible. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this afternoon through Monday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-071200- /O.EXA.KTBW.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando- 1123 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Water levels will run between 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...During times of high tide through Sunday evening, especially during the Sunday afternoon high tide cycle. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding. $$ FLZ149-071200- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ Coastal Pasco- 1123 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Water levels will run between 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...During times of high tide through Sunday evening, especially during the Sunday afternoon high tide cycle. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding. $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
461 WHUS42 KTBW 070745 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 345 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-080000- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200608T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 345 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Water levels will run between 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...During times of high tide, especially this afternoon. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding. * HIGH SURF...Between 4 to 7 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...This afternoon through early Monday afternoon. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion possible. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this afternoon through Monday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. 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. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-080000- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco- 345 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2020 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...Water levels will run between 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground. * COASTAL FLOOD TIMING...During times of high tide through this evening, especially during the afternoon high tide cycle. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding. $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
244 WHUS42 KTBW 080657 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 257 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-090000- /O.CAN.KTBW.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200608T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 257 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... * HIGH SURF...Between 3 to 5 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Through early afternoon. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion possible. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Through this evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ139-142-148-149-080800- /O.CAN.KTBW.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200609T0000Z/ Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando-Coastal Pasco- 257 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... Water levels are now running less than a foot above astronomical tides, so the coastal flood statement has been cancelled. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 10:59 AM EDT | Storm Surge Watch | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:43 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy and 4 more | 63 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:43 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 3 days |
| Jun 5, 1:32 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 3 days | |
| Jun 5, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Lee | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 25 min | |
| Jun 5, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 31 min | |
| Jun 5, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | DeSoto, Highlands | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 3:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota | 95 min |
| Jun 5, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | DeSoto | 57 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.