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Rip Current Statement 33, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this rip current statement at Dec 7, 2020, 3:25 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 7, 2020, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2020, 3:25 AM EST (08:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 7, 2020, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2020, 4:00 AM 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 08:25 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 00:00Z, 8.4 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
- 2267 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
287 WHUS42 KTBW 070825 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 325 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-071630- /O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0033.201207T2100Z-201209T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 325 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from this afternoon through Tuesday evening. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this afternoon through Tuesday evening. * 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
4 follow-up statements
327 WHUS42 KTBW 071025 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 525 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-090000- /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0033.201207T2100Z-201209T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 525 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this afternoon through Tuesday evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
719 WHUS42 KTBW 071920 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 220 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-090000- /O.NEW.KTBW.SU.Y.0010.201208T0000Z-201208T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0033.201207T2100Z-201209T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 220 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 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 10 AM EST Tuesday. * HIGH SURF...Building up to 5 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday morning. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this afternoon through Tuesday evening. * 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. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
835 WHUS42 KTBW 081002 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 502 AM EST Tue Dec 8 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-081815- /O.CON.KTBW.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-201208T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-201209T0000Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 502 AM EST Tue Dec 8 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH SURF...Building up to 5 feet. * HIGH SURF TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday morning. * HIGH SURF IMPACTS...Dangerous breaking waves and minor beach erosion. * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Increasing wave action will create rip currents this afternoon through Tuesday evening. * RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents can quickly move swimmers southward down the beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. For maximum safety...swim near a lifeguard. Pay attention to flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/tampa
261 WHUS42 KTBW 081847 CFWTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 147 PM EST Tue Dec 8 2020 FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-090900- /O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0033.000000T0000Z-201209T0900Z/ Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 147 PM EST Tue Dec 8 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RIP CURRENT TIMING...Through 4am Wednesday morning. * 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. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 3:22 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 28 hr | |
| Dec 7, 2:20 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 20 hr |
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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.