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Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Aug 23, 2020, 6:11 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Aug 24, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2020, 6:11 PM EDT (22:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 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 22:12 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, 10.2 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
- 629 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 976 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
491 WHUS42 KTBW 232211 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 611 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-270000- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0023.200824T0600Z-200827T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 611 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 2 AM EDT Monday through Wednesday evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action from Marco and Laura will create dangerous rip currents through at least Wednesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
3 follow-up statements
314 WHUS42 KTBW 250009 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 809 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020 FLZ155-160-162-165-260000- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0004.200825T1000Z-200826T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-200827T0000Z/ Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 809 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 6 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * HIGH SURF...Up to 5 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Beginning Tuesday morning through the afternoon. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion possible. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action from Marco and Laura will create dangerous rip currents through at least Wednesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ FLZ050-151-260000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-200827T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough- 809 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action from Marco and Laura will create dangerous rip currents through at least Wednesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
459 WHUS42 KTBW 260006 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 806 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 FLZ155-160-162-165-270000- /O.EXP.KTBW.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200826T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0005.200826T0006Z-200827T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-200828T0000Z/ Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 806 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * HIGH SURF...5 feet or higher. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Now into Wednesday evening. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion possible. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action from Hurricane Laura will create dangerous rip currents through Thursday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ FLZ050-151-270000- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0005.200826T0006Z-200827T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-200828T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough- 806 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * HIGH SURF...5 feet or higher. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Now into Wednesday evening. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion possible. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action from Hurricane Laura will create dangerous rip currents through Thursday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
468 WHUS42 KTBW 270033 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 833 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-280000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-200828T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 833 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Manatee, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Sarasota, Pinellas, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action from Hurricane Laura will create dangerous rip currents through Thursday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 21 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 31 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 46 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 51 min | |
| Aug 23, 6:08 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 50 hr | |
| Aug 23, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 7:16 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 23 hr |
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.