Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2021, 8:51 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2021, 8:51 AM EST (13:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2021, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties Charlotte County, FL, DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Lee County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:51 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 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
204 WWUS72 KTBW 211351 NPWTBW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 851 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 FLZ162-165-262-265-211700- /O.NEW.KTBW.WI.Y.0001.211221T1351Z-211221T1700Z/ Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-Inland Charlotte-Inland Lee- Including the cities of Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Cape Coral, Captiva, Sanibel, Babcock Ranch, Fort Myers, and Lehigh Acres 851 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Lee, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee Counties. * WHEN...Until noon EST today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/tampa
1 follow-up statement
554 WWUS72 KTBW 211543 NPWTBW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1043 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 FLZ056-057-061-211800- /O.EXB.KTBW.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-211221T1800Z/ Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto- Including the cities of Wauchula, Bowling Green, Zolfo Springs, Sebring, Avon Park, Placid Lakes, and Arcadia 1043 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Hardee, Highlands and DeSoto Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ FLZ162-165-262-265-211700- /O.CON.KTBW.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-211221T1700Z/ Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-Inland Charlotte-Inland Lee- Including the cities of Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Cape Coral, Captiva, Sanibel, Babcock Ranch, Fort Myers, and Lehigh Acres 1043 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Lee, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee Counties. * WHEN...Until noon EST today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://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 21, 3:40 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 27 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:40 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 15 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:05 AM EST | Gale Warning | TBW | 10 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:14 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 46 min | |
| Dec 21, 5:03 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 42 min | |
| Dec 21, 6:55 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 50 min | |
| Dec 21, 7:46 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 min | |
| Dec 21, 8:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 52 min |
| Dec 21, 8:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota | 30 min |
Nearby
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.