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Rip Current Statement 32, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Nov 30, 2020, 2:22 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 30, 2020, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2020, 2:22 AM EST (07:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2020, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 36 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 07:26 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 00:00Z, 7.4 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
- 1268 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
763 WHUS42 KTBW 300722 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 222 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 FLZ050-020000- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.201130T1500Z-201201T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0032.201130T1200Z-201202T0000Z/ Pinellas- 222 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 4 PM EST Tuesday. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 7 AM EST this morning through Tuesday evening. * HIGH SURF...4 to 6 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Building through the day Monday into Tuesday. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents through Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. 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. && $$ FLZ151-155-020000- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.201201T0600Z-201201T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0032.201130T1200Z-201202T0000Z/ Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee- 222 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 1 AM to 4 PM EST Tuesday. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 7 AM EST this morning through Tuesday evening. * HIGH SURF...Up to 5 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Tuesday. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents through Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ160-020000- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.201201T0600Z-201201T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0032.201201T0600Z-201202T0000Z/ Coastal Sarasota- 222 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 1 AM to 4 PM EST Tuesday. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from late tonight through Tuesday evening. * HIGH SURF...Up to 5 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Tuesday. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. 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. && $$ FLZ162-165-020000- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0032.201201T0600Z-201202T0000Z/ Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 222 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from late tonight through Tuesday evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
1 follow-up statement
354 WHUS42 KTBW 010127 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 827 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 FLZ162-165-010930- /O.EXB.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.201201T0127Z-201202T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0032.201201T0127Z-201202T0000Z/ Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 827 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM EST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM EST Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents tonight and Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. 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. && $$ FLZ151-155-010930- /O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.201201T0127Z-201202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-201202T0000Z/ Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee- 827 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * HIGH SURF...Up to 5 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Tonight and Tuesday. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents through Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ FLZ160-010930- /O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.201201T0127Z-201202T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0032.201201T0127Z-201202T0000Z/ Coastal Sarasota- 827 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * HIGH SURF...Up to 5 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Tonight and Tuesday. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. 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. && $$ FLZ050-010930- /O.EXT.KTBW.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-201202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-201202T0000Z/ Pinellas- 827 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * HIGH SURF...4 to 6 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Tonight and Tuesday. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents through Tuesday. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2:22 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 41 hr |
| Nov 30, 4:56 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 94 min | |
| Nov 30, 5:56 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 6:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pinellas | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 6:29 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 61 min | |
| Nov 30, 7:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 7:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota | 49 min |
| Nov 30, 7:33 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 42 min | |
| Nov 30, 8:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hardee, Polk, Sarasota | 42 min |
| Nov 30, 2:52 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Sumter | 11 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.