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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 7, 2021, 9:59 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2021, 9:59 PM EDT (01:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
County Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 1406 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
264 WHUS42 KTBW 080159 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 959 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021 FLZ050-090200- /O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-210708T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0004.210708T0200Z-210709T0200Z/ Pinellas- 959 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Respiratory irritation associated with Red Tide possible in some coastal areas.. * WHERE...Pinellas County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Symptoms from Red Tide may include coughing, sneezing, and tearing eyes. People with asthma, emphysema, or any chronic lung disease may be more sensitive. Irritation may vary by beach and throughout the day. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Full forecast information- https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab/gomx.html. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ FLZ149-160-080300- /O.CAN.KTBW.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-210708T0200Z/ Coastal Pasco-Coastal Sarasota- 959 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Red Tide conditions expected to drop below threshold level for aforementioned areas. $$ FLZ139-142-148-080300- /O.CON.KTBW.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210708T0300Z/ Coastal Levy-Coastal Citrus-Coastal Hernando- 959 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando and Coastal Levy Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. && $$
1 follow-up statement
114 WHUS42 KTBW 081655 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1255 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021 FLZ050-090200- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-210709T0200Z/ Pinellas- 1255 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Respiratory irritation associated with Red Tide possible in some coastal areas. * WHERE...Southern coastal Pinellas County. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Symptoms from Red Tide may include coughing, sneezing, and tearing eyes. People with asthma, emphysema, or any chronic lung disease may be more sensitive. Irritation may vary by beach and throughout the day. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 7 days |
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.