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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 26, 2021Charlotte County, Lee County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 26, 2021, 12:22 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Lee County, Florida. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2021, 12:22 PM EDT (16:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Counties Charlotte County, FL, Lee County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:26 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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1570 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1570 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
776 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

376 
WHUS42 KTBW 261622
CFWTBW

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1222 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

FLZ162-165-270030-
/O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0008.210726T1622Z-210728T0200Z/
Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-
1222 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Respiratory irritation associated with Red Tide possible
  in some coastal areas.

* WHERE...Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday 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.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 10:56 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryTBWDeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk7 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.