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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 29, 2021Manatee County, Pinellas County, Sarasota County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 29, 2021, 11:10 AM EDT for Manatee County, Pinellas County, Sarasota County, Florida. It was in force for 59 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2021, 11:10 AM EDT (15:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
59 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Counties Manatee County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:12 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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 22 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 2021-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1013 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 2021-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 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
1013 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
847 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

072 
WHUS42 KTBW 291510
CFWTBW

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1110 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

FLZ050-155-160-310200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0009.210729T1510Z-210731T0200Z/
Pinellas-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-
1110 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

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

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

* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Manatee and Coastal Sarasota 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Through Friday 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 from red tide, 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
852 
WHUS42 KTBW 301819
CFWTBW

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
219 PM EDT Fri Jul 30 2021

FLZ050-155-160-010200-
/O.EXT.KTBW.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-210801T0200Z/
Pinellas-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-
219 PM EDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Manatee and Coastal Sarasota 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Through 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 from red tide, 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 11:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHillsborough64 min
Jul 29, 1:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWPolk64 min

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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.