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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 23, 2021, 11:30 AM EDT for Manatee County, Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2021, 11:30 AM EDT (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties Manatee County, FL, Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 14 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
- 2792 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
442 WHUS42 KTBW 231530 CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1130 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 FLZ050-250200- /O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0007.210723T1530Z-210725T0200Z/ Pinellas- 1130 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Respiratory irritation associated with Red Tide possible in some coastal areas. * WHERE...Coastal Northern and Southern Pinellas County. * WHEN...Through 10 PM EDT Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Symptoms 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... If you experience uncomfortable symptoms, consider moving to an unaffected beach nearby. Find unaffected beaches by checking reports of recent local observations and data: Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote) daily beach conditions - https://visitbeaches.org/ and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) red tide status - http://myfwc.com/redtidestatus. RED TIDE HEALTH INFORMATION - Consult the Florida Department of Health - http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/aquatic- toxins/index.html or call the Poison Control Center: 1-800 222-1222. Inclusion of external links does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce (DOC)/(NOAA) of these external web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. RED TIDE INFORMATION SOURCES - Red tide forecasts are provided by the National Ocean Service with data provided by the FWC and MOTE. && $$
1 follow-up statement
489 WHUS42 KTBW 232053 AAA CFWTBW Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 453 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 FLZ155-250200- /O.EXA.KTBW.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210725T0200Z/ Coastal Manatee- 453 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Respiratory irritation associated with Red Tide possible in some coastal areas. * WHERE...Coastal Manatee County. * WHEN...Through 10 PM EDT Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Symptoms may include coughing, sneezing, and tearing eyes. People with asthma, emphysema, or any chronic lung disease may be more sensitive. Irritation may vary by beach and throughout the day. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Full forecast information- https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab/gomx.html. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ FLZ050-250200- /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210725T0200Z/ Pinellas- 453 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Respiratory irritation associated with Red Tide possible in some coastal areas. * WHERE...Coastal Northern and Southern Pinellas County. * WHEN...Through 10 PM EDT Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Symptoms 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 48 min |
| Jul 23, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 42 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.